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on your
Grand Opening
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PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN/JUNE 1993.
The planning of Huronview
By Don Jackson
The establishing of the new
Huronview and Huronlea buildings
in Huron County was a decision
that involved a great deal of
planning involving many people.
Administrator of the two
buildings, Wayne Lester, said that
initially renovations were being
considered for the old Huronview
building. The old building was
built in three stages. After the
initial construction in 1953/54 there
were two additions built. The first
was in 1961 and the second was in
1967.
Lester said that at the time
renovations were being discussed, a
new provincial building code came
into effect. To get the building up
to the standards of the new code
would have been "an extremely
high cost," he said.
Since the building was funded
partially by the province, its
support was important. "The
province decided they wouldn't
spend money to renovate the old
buildings," he explained.
Lester said, "Since about 1987,
the Seniors Care Facility
Committee (SCFC) was established
in conjunction with the County of
Huron and the Province of
Ontario."
The committee included officials
from the county, as well as
municipal government and
representatives, care givers and
consumers of senior services.
The 18 person committee
submitted a 108 page report which
studied the represent seniors' care
situation in Huron County and
made recommendations for the
future of seniors care in the county.
In the report are a series of
surveys given out to a variety of
different groups. Data was taken
from hospitals, care service
providers, Huronview staff, the
general public, church groups,
seniors' groups, Huronview
residents and Huron County
Housing Authority residents.
The questionnaire consisted of
seven questions which were:
1) What is the most desirable size
of a home for the aged?
2) What do you perceive to be the
advantages of centralized versus
decentralized centres?
3) Briefly describe the type of
facility(s) you feel could most
adequately provide for seniors in
your community...in this county?
4) What type of facility should be
provided for victims of
a) Alzheimer's?
b) Other geriatric diseases?
5) Please identify the gaps you see
in today's services to the elderly in
Huron County?
6) What role should Huronview
play?
The seventh question was only
asked of Seniors. It asked whether
they would prefer private or semi-
private rooms, shared or ensuite
bathroom facilities and the option
to have televisions and telephones
in their rooms.
After reviewing 288 responses,
the SCFC made a series of
recommendations. The summary of
their report, which was completed
in June 1988, recommended that a
"one story complex of 160 (beds)
be constructed on the Huronview
sight..." An eighty bed satellite
home in the northern part of Huron
County was also recommended
and, if need arises, it was
recommended a third home be built
in the southern part of the county.
It was suggested that each home
provide certain facilities and
services. These are:
a) a choice of private or semi-
private rooms with toilet and sink
ensuite and optional television and
telephone;
b) an Alzheimer's unit with
specially trained staff and adjoining
therapeutic garden;
c) a day care service;
Continued on page 5
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and
Congratulations
on your
Grand Opening
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