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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-11-23, Page 2feature Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 23, 1983 --Page 2 Quebec student attending Madill on language exchange Christine Boudreau has been biling- ual since the age of two. From a French speaking family in Quebec, her parents also spoke English and she is fluent in both of Canada's native languages. She is presently participating in an English - French immersion exchange with a local student at F. E. Madill Secondary in Wingham. Christine has been staying with Wilma Vandervelde and her family of Ashfield Township while attending classes at Madill. She will live with the Vanderveldes for three months and speak English only while here to immerse herself in the language and customs of Canadian angkrphone family, While Christine speaks English she wants to become more fluent in con- versational English and to learn expressions anglophones use in their daily conversation, She also wants to learn to follow and understand English conversation better. Christine Boud eae of Granby, Quebec has been staying with Wilma Vandervelde of Ashfield Township while o a three month Engfish mon exchange. The grade 111 steak* lar taking eIaAra>Ie at F. E. Madill Secomissy School and feinting shoot Canadian anglophone ashore while In Ontario. She has learned expressions which are native to our area of Ontario as, well as observing the lifestyle of an Ontario farm family, She intends to persue a career as a veterinarian when she finishes secondary school because she likes animals. Christine is enjoying her stay in the Lucknow area. People are friendly, she says, and she feels comfortable in the small community where everyone knows everyone, At first she was reluctant to stay in a rural community because she was afraid of being sent to an isolated community perhaps in northern Ontario. But rural Ontario is to her liking, she finds, She has been on day trips to Wonderland, Marineland and Niagara Falls since coming to May with the Vanderveldes and she looks forward to hosting Wilma at her home in Granby, Quebec for three months beginning in February. Wilma is studying Latin and French at Madill Secondary and wants to choose a careet which will involve languages, Her parents were born in Holland and while she can understand dutch, she doesn't speak it, She believes being bilingual is an asset and decided to participate in the exchange to improve her fluency in French, Unlike Christine, French is not spoken in our community and Wilma does not have the opportunity to spreak French in daily conversation as Christine does at home, The girls have found their teenage lifestyles are comparable but Christine found the Amish lifestyle surprising, She had never seen an Amish community before, The exchange has increased Christ- ine's confidence in speaking English, Before the exchange, she was reluct- ant to speak English because she feared making mistakes, While on the exchange she has gained confidence, because she knows she will make mistakes, she says, but it's okay because she's here to learn. Home Care provides professional medical service in the home An acute home care program has been available in Huron County since 1971 but perhaps few people realize that a new mother and her baby can qualify for care in the home following the birth rather than remaining in hospital for a five day period. Fran McQuail of West Wawanosh Town- ship gave birth to het second daughter, Kate on Member 12. She was discharged from hospital 24 hours after delivery and received erre in the hoarse for the following four days. A Victorian Order Worse visited Fran and Kate each day to take vital signs and to cheers Kate for jaundice because her Wood type is different from her mothers, Franalso has the services of a homemaker to ear for her older daughter, Rachel, age 2 and to do the housekeeping which allows Fran to river from the birth and to spend thn a with Rachel and the near baby, In Fran's ease Mary Simpson of the TOW. and Country Homemakers provided the homemaking services for 11/2 days and Gayle King, homemaker and part time field worker, provided the service for 21/4 days, The demand fm homemaking cervi has increased to the extent that new homemak- ers are beteg trained and supervisory staff has been pressed into service until more homemakers are availablle. Mira* the same homemaker provides the service for the duration of the care. Home Care lug visiting Health Care professional service to ehg bbe persons in their home to promote recovery., irerdrTend- e n e and/or maintenance of health for all individuals accepted in the program Home Cate has two types of progravns. acute home care is short terra are usually averaging less than 30 days and chronic home care which is long term care usually averaging 135 days, Referred patients are assessed by the Home Care co-ordinator according to criteria established by the Ministry of Health, The patient must be 'insured under the Ontatto Health Insurance Plan; be tender the medical supervision of an attending physician; have a medical condition which allows adequate treatment at hone with the services available through the Home Care program, have needs which cannot be met on an outpatient basis; be in need of at least one professional service, nursing, physiothter- apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy or enterostomal therapy; IHomemaaki+ng service Home Care available for new mothers •b+ereea page 1 For Fran it is important that she has been allowed to leave the hospital after only 24 hours instead of the usual five days. She believes she will recover fuer et home where she is relaxed and comfortable with her family. 1t has permitted Rachel., who is two years old, to be involved in Gate's birth from the beginning. Hew mother was absent from the home for only a day. And Rachel was permitted to visit Fran in . hospital the morning after the birth and she held her baby sister for the first time, Rachel has the security of having mommie at home dating a time which can be stressfol if mother is in hospital. The Home Care program has allowed Fram'S husband. Tony to continue his farm aeork knowing that his, family is receiving care and suppeyrt. He does not have to worry that Fran cannot manage hoarse she has the homemaker's help. ht is important to Tony that the what faan+voiy can be together at h'o'ne daring the first days atter Kate's birth. ft is a family time and there is [less, pressure on everyone with the Hone Care arranigement. LECKNOW CO -010 IPITESENIS Louisville Farm Scow .d Tractor PuN 111:PAE/Sv PERNIPM11 17/11 (TR'illDAYU 1964 RAIU' MUM: Pramiumnr 19'/ (1SCIODAYIJ IOW SA' 165. Per perms Eilike iiwe tlltrtae>tapa■aarcy U in s.: R'ero nv MotOVCOtrtev fare, voissfiroOM fa , 2 night eV accommodation at etke R „aye Bnn etecenent tractor Fol ticket for Friday 001p 20 Sows Avoillio it Irtdper in for mime isflaremuhe Rem! resheevon6vio calk • 529-14,53 fany escorted WOW DAVE Ith WSOi4,. t4•_ The assistance of the homemaker has also eliminated the confusion which can result if a ffamnly must depend on other family members to provide the support required in the hone, In our mobile society new patents do riot always live in the same commonity as their families and family srrppwrl cannot he provided, because of ohs' As weft, grandparents are not alwsays retired and their time is not Retable. Babies do iitrt arrive on a pre -arranged date on the calendar. in the McQT'erail farrwily, the grandparents, live ensure than 440 miles away. They are retired however, acrd^ plan to visit daring the thane weeks followini Kate's birth, They will provide the follow op support in thae weeks after the Horde Care arrangement The choice of Horne Care following Kale's Month has been so good for the it4c( haalsil family dot Fran hetrreves, all expectant parents should consider it as an alternative to hospital care. tt is important say's, Fran: ghat vacuole guvidug hitt* is a strewc=noch+s actvitiy. iM Ka *Menai) activity and it doe's, not regcroirre lorvg ten irastituaiaanalJ care. is also available but does not qualify in the category of professional service and is only offered in addition to one of the professional services.); have a fanrihy who is willing and able to participate in the program where and when required, The professional treatment required must be reasonably expected to result in patient progress toward established gaols in rehab- ilitation or delay er prevention of detetiowa, tion in the patient's medical conidium ow delay or prevention of transfer to a higher Finstitutiona$ mode of care, Services are provided by the Victorian Order of Nurses (V014); Public: Health Purses tH►nron County Health HttitY, Howie Care Physiotherapist, Horne Care Occrrpa- Bonar/ Therapist; Hone Care rte rostornat Therapist; Horne Care front ttionist and Town and Country Homemakers, When requited Home Cate will supply sick room equipment and sorpplies, drugs, transp>drtaation, nveaat5 on wheels, mygen anwt equipment anrd laboratory setvi?ee SNe Vite5 to eligibhe patients are knifed by the Ministry of Health thyrongh the Huron Cooney Health Omni, Hams Care is Much less costly than institutional care, A 19'81-0 report sit oars a per &env rate of 423,55 and p>ev capita mate of ll)1. 4 for Home Care while hospiaal care woallel average more than 0109 ar daay. This per diem rate includes an services, except !longs and ambulance charges. /he advantages of Harvie Care we that the services, are provided acv the home setting where the patient is, often more comfortable and content. f e borne entw'irmrdw provid- es an opportunity for aatu *Creased level of acclivity arced independente d apt co>Cuavilka►te►_s rev a qs ukkev recovery. Honorer Hofidoy Tours LTD Fid► £sem Air A flifforeoods Tom For Too T. bar Oh Mat. 0111S►TMAS ROMA —Thos year enjoy Ci'sristctras in Fig ,' ori. spending tate are Corroarg Reach and in) Central) Florida. fA AT MUNE -Le Hancvver Notaiday Tows, show yon frlo>irida: at its, tient with time to reit and miry "Sonny ib 1W • . 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