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THE LUCKNQW SENTINEL,.• LUCKNOW,. ONTARIO*. •
ruuntyeouncil n Su��p�ort 0 Priva
At the January session of Bruce
Council. brief a b of was: sub-
mitted by, the Associated .Nursing
Homes Incorporated of .Ontario,
entitled,; "Re the Contemplated
consideration to be given ' to the
enlargement.. of Brucelea Haven,
County 'Home for the Aged, .Walk-
erton, Ontario, by the Bruce Coun-
ty . Council." • •
• At .the. November. session last
year the County Horne Committee,
advised Council that in the near.
future consideration . would have
to, be given to planning Tor - a
66 -bed addition which' was in-
cluded in the overall master plan.
At the ' January session 'Reeve
George .Joynt of Lueknow, who
chairman; of .the County Home
:committee,' . told . -Council it,: was
not their intention to request •`an
addition to the. ` building at the
'present time.
The .Associated Nursing Homes.
brief ' was read to. County Council
by George .A.: Newbold; proprietor
of Pinecrest 1Vf anon Nursing : Home
Lucknow, and vice-president of
the. provincialNursing Homes As-
sociation;. , The brief . 'bore the
.Dames , of • Mr. Newbold . and Wil-
liam Oltnlan of. Kincardine; : pres.
ident : of ; District. 5.- a • '
The. brief . was .as .follows
It is felt : that . the . spirit ' of the-
idea ; of the • community, ,• through
Government, being : morally re-
sponsible ;for the maintenance of,
our aged. 'citizens due to 'their in-
ability, 'through
n=ability,'through inadequate means,
to provide this • maintenance: at a`.
proper level for themselves is, In
a number of instances, . being vio-
lated.. 'It is feltthat'' the, soliciting
of, : , and admission to County
Homes of persons with adequate
and more . than adequate ..means
to care for - themselves,' thereby
depriving some of our aged people
without; these .means of '. care. , in*
THE LION is the,King of Beasts
and stalkshis>prey with little
fear of attack from other animals:
But when old age comes the
' lion falters;. Be is King of •
Beastsno er. The other
n long
,„..,anintaltiose_theirleaLothin
and. he is attacked.'rnd destroyed
Fortunately men • and women, -unlike'
file lions cavi have a .happy.old 'age-.
If they prepare for 'it. The best way to m
prepare for it,•financially, IS through it
Sun Life retirement income policy. Let
me tell you,how. i
the County Homes for the Aged,,
is in direct contravention of the
principle behind the establishment:
of ;succi homes° for our ' needy,
older citizens;' "
It is felt.that the admission to
the County Homes of; ' persons
with adequate means,; and ' the
.consequent: depriv,ition of accom••
modatiori fors others less forunate,'
is one'. of ,the contributing, factors
to- the alleged, need for more. of
this type of :accommodation, "there-
by putting 'an added; unnecessary
tax burden :on. ' the tax -paying pub-
lic.
to, ,the • p esent: County Home in
. Further-
more,
Walkerto ould entail,
th
more, they . are immediately avail-
able at no• extra cost' to the' tax-
payer,
It is also ' submitted , that the
'members. 'of Associated Nursing
Homes •of 'Ontario are also:. mem-
bers of the. tax -paying public, and
are vitally concerned with the e
and *abuse of general taxation,. We
are not in,, favour of, people with
adequate and more than adequate
means being subsidized in their
'daily care from general' taxation,
nor 'of further expenditure of :pub-
lie money in adding to the pres-
. It is felt, that the dailyrate. for ent facilities .resulting.: from g suctii
care of residents which is: ' noted persons' ;of means' depriving our -
as being the cost of care shou needy citizens of care Knowing
le that :.the :official
more accurately reflect. the • true, position, :of the
actual ,cost. for this .care. It. should ' Ontario Government and. the De -
not Drily include th'e costs for partment of Public' • Welfare is
foo • care, maintenance ,etc. but not ;one. of .direct competition. an
the same ' fields' with, private en-
ah .• ... p.
should also. include
ALTs, capitalmon- ter rise as evidence b : the. ri id
cost, interest on'borrowed p : d y g
ey, amortization, depreciation of admission policies adopted by some
of the County, Homes in Ontario,
buildings;' depreciation, of , equip- � • � • •
nient and all other.'. costs not re- it is felt that a 'review of the
actual 'needs - bf our aged citizens.
fleeted., in the" daily � rate for main- .
tenance, together with all grants h uld 'be d
g.. grants ,
fr.'om, general taxation from : 'all
sources not. accounted for as men-
tioned abo'v'e.
It ' is felt that when a .resident
,of Ontario. is admitted to a County
Home for.,' the Aged, and he has
means wherewith : to support him.
self, a realistic daily ° rate .for
His care must ,be charged against.
this .resident; i%and one ,which
eludes allcosts • of :operation of
the .:home. �It, is'further felt that
wherever' true • and actual costs
are not 'charged.: to :residents. of
County, Hoiries who have adequate;
means for self support, the tax-
paying public is: being ..called upon;
to subsidize the daily, care; of per
sons who,; in :many •, cases, . ;are rn
a superior financial: position to the
taxpayer. It is subniitted that this.
was not .the intent when .County
Homes were established. York: Manor ,Commission be auth-
orized
uth-
d t pt: as residents.to
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i ursi�tg Homes
the Manor only; indigent persons
or ;applicants ► rith- limited assets
Who . cant afford'; to stay else-
where. - Carried, .
It is felt .that. General `Hospitals,
Chronic Hospitals, ` Ontario Hos-
pital's, Research Institutes, Con-
valescent Hospitals; - Low Rental'
Housing, . Countx. Homes..- for the
Aged, ' and Nursing Homes , each
'has.. a definite place in .providing,
for: the health and , care needs'of
our citizens. tach—has a separate
and- distinct Part_ to play, separate
and apart •frgmn all, : the, .' others,,
taking care of these needs. There.
fore, ; in line : with study going on
at provincial. levels, a 're -appraisal.
of the . health -and care. needs of
the olden and. ailing residents of
Bruce '` County' should. be under-
taken and 'the best use made of
all existing :'facilities. It is also
felt' that . only. by : a spirit of full~
co-operation among all the health
and care .agencies in our coin-
rnunities :.can.' these . needs be, best
served, and at the lowest atten-
dant. cost,
•
some . and, costly new Brucelea;
Haven, ,county home for the aged,.
was opened a couple of years ago.
it was.' generally, assumed that the
:
building; would provide all the acs •
commodation required for year*.
to' come, It came as, ' a surprise
to many tolearn that an addi-
tion to, the home ' may be re-
quired in the near future..
"We carry no. brief 'for • Assoc-
iated Nursing Homes Inc,. but if,
as ANHI intimates, "persons with
adequate and more than adequate
,means 'to care . for• themselves'' . ` are in residence at 'Brucelea Hav-
in en,, it would be' - imposing an 'in
justice on the : taxpayers to 'burden
. them with the , cost -et an addition,
to: the home. There is almost . un-
iversal approval for the provision
by county council and the Ontario
government .of . adequate, ..comfor.-
table accommodation for . indigent
aged citizens; but, it: ,is a rea-
sonable assumption . that ratepay-
ers would `:object : to :. supporting,
through ' taxation' ,residents who •
are so financially' situated as to`
be„ j.al le.. to support- themselves.
"If . the situation- suggested` by
the .ANHI . brief actually exists,
a rationalization ` of its , policy by
the county' home • cormmnittee is
due; the .:taxpayers of the \county."
• s o undertaken-. cite ust PAISLEY PAPER • COMMENTS
I .:The Paisley ' Advocate in . pub
one ,example ;'of the rigid policies .
of admission, 'in conformity :witn lishing the brief , m part,. had .this
the intent behind the establishment; to say lastweek:
of 'County Homes ;for . the Aged When Bruce County, s hand-:
• adopted• •by one' •County .Home, the
following excerpt from :the min-
utes of "our. Board „of Directors'
:meeting 'of July. 18; 1963„is . sub
mitted. resolution, passed by, the
Cotmcil of the . Corporation of the,
County of York. :
Whereas there ,are' only vacan-
cies for a limited number of• res.
,idents to. be accepted at Y..rk.
Manor; .
And whereas it ;. has .'been ti.e
policy to accept residents :regard
less` of their `financial status,
And whereas:there' is nursing
home accommodation for -persons.
with:: the, ability. ' to. pay,
Therefore be it resolved that'the
It is felt that in order' to bus
prize o acct
tify the expenditures' of public`
money for,: and existence of,, new;
modern, over -equipped and 'ap-
pointed public .`: institutions forthe
care of aged persons, 'contrary to,
the rigid adherence , to the in-
tention .behind the building of sucn'
institutions practised: by ':some", of
the County.' Homes in Ontario, .,e
policy 'has been . adopted concern-
ing' . admissions : to .other 'County
Homes which disregards -the phy-
sical and :;health condition of the
applicant. This has resulted in the
admission. of persons whose only
other : alternative .'place. of `adinis.
cion would be an . active.'' treat-
ment /General Hospital, ,thereby.
turning parts of the County Homes
into . Nursing 'Homes. This has re-
sulted in .Our large Government
institutions; competing 'directly- with
privately, owned andadministered
Nursing Homes,' and attempting
to provide . the same homey, pro-'
fessional, - personal and attentive
tender loving care that only an
efficient,' high '-standard' •Nursing
Home can provide in ' an environs
ment .mere nearly akin, to . that
to which the aged person was ac- .'
customed during' his lifetime, e, and
among • his family and' friends, in
or near 'their community..
It is further felt, that by admit:
tingresidents with
adequatemeans
to' County , Homes 'at innaccurate .'
and unrealistic daily rates,, , 'ac-
commodation has ' thereby been,
denied t� a : similar number of • otir
needy older - residents in '`'Ontario.
It is felt that. these persons With •,
adequate.means.,Lai ingAn healti>
or 'otherwise, are not the ;public
responsibility,' but the responsibil=•,
ity of ' the person. himself ` who is
being 'admitted; It is ' also known
that, these same • persons, with ad-
equate means .can, be cared for
ore than amply in-, other ways.
A , recent survey ,,of the licensed ...•
Nursing Homes in Bruce County
reveals that' in 80%. of the homes'
n •tile County there were,, at. the
time . of ' the /survey, 55,,.available
Nursing •Hoole beds" for occupan
cy. These beds were not centrally
located but spread over the 'whole
County,' thereby, being more read-
ily, available ' and closer ,to the
homes of more;• people in the
County.. The use of these beds:
would not itiyolve the' huge ex-
pendi ,tires• : 'of •public monny,, my
terest'� charges, depreciation,. etc,
and amortization that an addition.
•
•
m. JKinahan
R.R. 2, Ltickuow ;
prime Wingliam 3571987.
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY' OF: CANADA.
RIPLEY,MEATMARKEt'
Custom -Butchering
"Mondays —. Hogs, $2 00:.in by, 4;:00: �.m..
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Cutting ,.:and' Wrapping,2c 'pound
CATTLE 'CALVES and LAWS EVERY � .: DA
EXCEPT G .SATURDAY .
:We. Do Cum ' � and .Smokin - Beef, Por
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Sold" Whole,.Half' or , Quarter 'For Better Service,;
And Lower Prices Call • Ripley. 100.
• Chas. Hooisma ` Prop.
9.
expires February.28
The mailing of the newapplication forms for Ontario drivers' licences has; now
been completed. Present your application with the required feewithout delay at
your nearest motor licence' office so that your new licence May be issued.
Nreceivedyourapplication, , contact your.
If you � have , • OT ,
licence office immediately, or write to the Ontario Department
motor t of. Transport,
•• Parliament Bui:ld�ngs, Toronto...2..-Be-sure re-sta e-:thei ” — o
.-W..W..�.�... . # l�ller of your',1963• •
drivers licence, whether.i't is an operator's'.or chauffeur's licene,
... � licence; and.your full
name, addressand birth :date. : '
YOU are responsible for getting your new ,driver's:licence by .February 28.
Get Your f964:Automobile Licence Plates Now! 1963. platesfor
passenger.arid dual purpose automobiles arid motorcycles also'' expire February
p
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licence `office:' Get yours now and avoid the 'last-minute lineup! ' '
Truck, BitgAnd rrailerLicenceP. hates 1964yearl plates for commer-
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