The company also formed Applied Materials Japan, Inc., a joint venture created to increase the company's share of the growing Japanese semiconductor equipment market. Sales reached $69.3 million in 1980, but by 1982 the company was once again hit hard by a worldwide recession in the semiconductor industry.
All long-term care facilities are required to post, in a conspicuous location, the phone number for the local Ombudsman office and the Statewide CRISISline number 1-800-231-4024. This CRISISline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take calls and refer complaints from residents.
The State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (SLTCOP) was established to advocate for people who live in long-term care facilities. One primary responsibility of the SLTCOP, as outlined in Title VII of the Older Americans Act (OAA), is to respond to and resolve complaints made by, or on behalf of, these residents. The State Unit on Aging (SUA)