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At present we have
Private and Semi -Private
accommodations available.
Features include:
• excellent dining and snacks
• dietician approved menus
• laundry
• housekeeping
• medication administered by our
professional staff
• transportation arranged for
appointments
• 24 hour friendly professional staff
• beauty salon
• barber services
• daily activities
• convalescent & respite stays
available
ORCA for more information
op,or contact Tracy Nash at
527-1440
Fax # 527-2977
Maplew�od Manor
"Your Invitation to Gracious
Retirement Living" '
Senior
Maplewood residents enjoying
robins, flowers and signs of spring
Residents of Maplewood
Manor enjoyed the first signs
of spring during the month of
March when snow drops,
crocus flowers and the robins were spotted.
We were all "Irish" for a day complete with Irish green hats
as we enjoyed a lively St. Patrick's Day party with Tom and
Francie Melady, Jim Delaney, John Zettel, Elgin Nott and
Orville Storey. The dance floor was crowded at times while
dancing to the great tunes and voices were loud and clear as we
sang along to the good old Irish tunes.
Residents also enjoyed musical entertainment with Marjory
Papple, Jim Rose, Art and Eleanor Horst and with Bill Gibson
during the month.
Eleanor Horst had residents busy planting slips from
wandering jew plants during Horticulture Club and checked
that our spider plants and violets were all doing well.
Maplewood Manor Retirement Home
Church services for the month
were led by Father Lance,
Pastor Hildebrand, Rev. Wilson,
Rev. McCarthy and Rev. Wyllie.
Joyce Lammerant also led in a hymn sing.with residents.
Residents have certainly enjoyed their outings to the Tuesday
Tunes at the arena during the winter months. Hats off to Tom
Melady and all the musicians for a job well done.
Crokinole, bingo and euchre are very popular activities
among residents who enjoy the competition with our
volunteers.
Ladies of Maplewood thoroughly enjoy the pampering during
our manicure sessions with Margaret Whitmore.
You are welcome to join us for music with the Staffa Old
Tyme band at 2:30 p.m. on April 7 and with the Zurich
Connection on April 19 at 2 p.m.
Queensway celebrates Easter
early with inspirational music
Queensway Nursing and
Retirement Home in Hensall
celebrated Easter early with
a wonderful program of
music Sunday, April 4 by
Gail Mason and The
Fellowship Singers. Their
program was inspirational
and residents thoroughly
enjoyed visiting with the
singers over refreshments.
Fun and Fitness started the
Diners
enjoy St.
Patrick's
Day meal
Seventy-one
individuals came
together at the Seaforth
arena on Thursday,
March 18 for our St.
Patrick's Day
Celebration for the Town
and Country Support
Services Dining Out
Program over the noon
hour.
We all enjoyed a roast
beef meal and St. Patty's
Day dessert. A round of
applause was heard for
the Zurich Connection
when they finished
playing after our meal.
Mr. and Mrs. Horst,
Seaforth and Mr. and
Mrs. Otterbien, Exeter
had a wonderful musical
program which featured
song and instruments.
There was even a group
up dancing.
Our door prize winners
were Arthur Horst, Laura
Eggert, Rosa Van Bergen
and Bertha Taylor.
A friendly reminder
that ournext program for
Easter will be held on
Thursday, Apr. 29 with
speaker Evelyn Smith
from Shoreline Healthco.
Queensway Nursing Home
week Monday morning with
a workout in the sunroom
followed by ' games to
stimulate mental function. In
the afternoon the Legion
women provided assistance
and prizes at bingo.
Tuesday morning, eight
residents gathered round the
family dining room table for
a feast of pancakes, sausage.
syrup, toast, juice, coffee. tea
and fruit. Staff member
Sharon Martin, created the
feast while residents watched
and conversed over their first
piping hot coffee of the
morning with volunteer
Marg Cole.
In the afternoon Shirley
Luther presided over the
church service with music by
volunteer Belva Fuss.
JBS Clothing Company set
up shop in the activation area
Wednesday from 10:30 a.m.
till 3 p.m.. Volunteer Edna
Deitz was on hand to assist
those residents needing a
hand with their shopping.
Thursday morning, several
residents gathered for coffee
and current events with
lively discussion over several
items in the news. Maggie
Deveau, social worker was
available in the afternoon.
Andy Rau, Jack Youngson,
Ann Duskocy, Lois Hodgins
and Phyllis Deichert
provided some great old time
entertainment at Friendship
Friday in the retirement
home lounge on Friday
evening.
Study will look at Huron
seniors and addiction
By Alex Berry
HAS Supervisor
Huron Addiction Services
(HAS), a program of the
Huron County Health Unit,
will be doing a needs
assessment on services to
people over 55.
We want to know more
about the substance use and
gambling patterns of older
people in Huron County and
their service needs.
The assessment will also
gather information about
other health issues older
people in Huron County are
facing along with helpful
programs and services.
Huron Addiction Services
(HAS) provides professional
counselling, resources and
support for the treatment and
prevention of substance abuse
and problem gambling.
In Huron County, 27.5 per
cent of the population is over
55 years of age, compared to
the provincial average of 22
per cent.
The needs assessment will
help us to determine why
older adults are not accessing
our agency for information,
programs, or treatment of
addictions.
Most available information
on substance use by people
over 55 comes from wider
surveys and doesn't include
older people living in nursing
homes and institutional
settings.
Most of it doesn't
distinguish between rural and
urban populations.
Broader surveys show that:
• Alcohol is the most common
drug used by older persons;
22 per cent drink four or more
times per week. For most
people who drink, their
alcohol use is not causing any
problems in their lives.
• There are proportionally
fewer current drinkers among
older people that there are in
the younger age categories.
• Older people report that the
main reason for drinking
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alcohol is to be sociable.
They're much more likely to
drink at home or with friends
than other age groups.
• Use of medications for both
sexes — both prescribed and
over-the-counter drugs — tends
to increase with ag and older
women use more medications
that older men.
• The prescription medications
used most commonly are
heart medications, blood
pressure medications, pain
relievers and
benzodiazepines.
Approximately 20 per cent of
older people use over-the-
counter pain medication in
addition to their prescribed
pain medication.
• Individuals over 55 are much
less likely to report problems
and seek help than younger
individuals.
• Family members and
professionals may enable
older people to continue their
substance abuse problems
showing the belief that seniors
should be left alone to use a
substance if they choose, that
substance use is embarrassing
and best left unaddressed, or
that seniors are too set in their
ways to change.
The surveys also show that
older people need different
kinds of services than younger
Canadians.
People over 55 often need a
variety of treatment
approaches, including
traditional "addiction
counselling" as well as
providing services in people's
homes and focusing on
reducing the harms that result
from substance use.
The assessment, which
begins in May, will look at
how the local situation
compares to the broader
survey and include
consultations with older
adults in Hurori County and
those who provide them with
services.
Information collected will
be used to develop and offer
services to older people who
live in Huron County.