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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-01-18, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate, January 18, 1989 Para Med service celebrates first birthday GODERICH - This month Par- aMed Health Services celebrates its first anniversary in Huron County with an invitation to interested per- sons to drop in to the-Goderich of - To Marry. - Mrs. Grace Masse, Exeter wishes to announce the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Patricia Grace to Terry Wayne, son of Mervyn Walper, Grand Bend. Wedding to take place at Mount Carmel Church on January 27. Open reception to follow at Hensall. For infor- mation call 235-1274. fice on January 20 from 2 to 4. 'The private, profit-making agen- cy is the home care division of Extendicare, a Canadian company which operates nursing homes in many parts of the country. The opening of the Goderich of- fice in January 1988 added Huron to a list of counties including Mid- dlesex, Grey, Bruce, Lambton and Waterloo, where its services are available. ParaMed is one of a number of care -giving agencies offering a - wide range of homemaking services which allow the elderly, the dis- abled and people with various med- ical problems to stay in their own homes instead of going to institu- tions. "There is a need out there. Peo- ple feel more comfortable in their own homes, and want to stay there", said Huron County manager Sandy Davidson. ParaMed has branched out since its inception as a homemakers' ser- vice in 1983. The company now employs about 50 part-time and casual staff composed of registered nurses, nursing assistants, health care aides and -nurses aides as well as homemakers. Currently the Huron branch serves 125 clients. One-third are private clients, and the rest are as- signed from the agency's largest client. The majority are seniors living alone. - A ParaMed homemaker visits Exeter resident Ida Sweitzer twice a week. Mrs. Sweitzer has a crip- pling deteriorating back which pre- vents her from standing for any length of time. She manages at [S1EAJFAJ AirCanada 40th ANNIVERSARY CONTEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF 6 TRIPS FOR 2 TO MADRID OR LISBON. PLUS $500 SPENDING MONEY B.C. REGION Mrs. Margaret Ticen Vernon, B.C. Entered at SAAN store — Vemon ALBERTA SOUTH REGION Mrs. Shirley Mitchell Hughenden, Alberta Entered at SAAN store — Camrose ALBERTA NORTH REGION Mr: Red Convey Vermilion, Alberta Entered at SAAN store — Vermlllon SASKATCHEWAN REGION Mr. Al Young Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Entered at SAAN store — Downtown -Prince Albert MANITOBA REGION Mrs. Pat Lee Beausejour, Manitoba Entered at SAAN store — Beausejour ONTARIO REGION Ms. Rosemary Steckley Atwood, Ontario Entered at SAAN store — Listowell home with a homemaker coming in twice weekly, and Meals on Wheels bringing in a.hot meal on the other days. "I don't know what I would do without my, homemaker. She does whatever I ask - washing my back, doing my nails, or tidying up. And you don't feel embarrassed. She is always happy, singing and whistling all the time", Mrs. Sweitzer said. Two additional services, "sleep - over" and ProtectAlcrt, have been added recently. Because of demand, ParaMed now provides, at a reduced rate, a home support worker will stay through- out the night or an emergency to care for a client. The ProtectAlert program was be- gun last summer to allow people living alone to signal for help with- out having to reach a phone. Those who sign up for this service receive a small transmitter which can hang around the neck or tuck into a pock- et, and a base unit which plugs into a telephone jack. A push of the button on the_transmittersends a signal powerful enough to travel up to 150 feet to the base unit: The base unit .in turn signals the 24- hour Response Centre. The person manning the response centre alerts one of four contacts the user has chosen - a family member, a neighbour, a friend, or an emer- gency service. Unskilled homemakers receive a three-day orientation -training before they are put on a case, and ongoing workshops are given to prepare them for their role as home support workers. This spring ParaMed hopes to provide a 120 -hour course through the assistance of the Huron Industri- UCW speaker from Homemakers EXETER - The January meeting of afternoon unit of Exeter U.C.W. was held January 12 with a good attendance. The theme "House of Idleness" was portrayed with several scrip- ture readings and commentaries by Audrey McRoberts, Leone Brock, Florence Finkbeiner, Margaret Coates and Olive Thomson. Margaret Coates sang "There were Ninety and Nine". An inter- esting discussion followed on how we use our leisure time. Many write letters, visit and use their hands making crafts for various things. Florence Finkbeiner introduced Mrs. Jean Gladding. She is case manager for Home and Country Homemakers and told us of her work with the homemakers who go out into homes who need some- one to help. Many people can stay in their own homes with these services provided for them. They help Sen- iors, handicapped and places where Mother's have been hospitalized etc. All sang "Work for the Night is Coming". The meeting closed with prayer. gheW .%204 requests the honour of your presence at their 1989 Door Prizes Refreshments ? 104 Spring/Summer Bridal Fashion Show 011 . i ..._. �. . Sunday January 22, 1989 at 2:00 p.m. at the Red Maple Inn Hoy. 4, South of Clinton No Admission Fee Reservations are Required i Please Call 482-3088 9 Rattenbury Street East Clinton, Ontario (519) 482-3088 al Training Advisory Committee to better equip the home support workers to deal with aging, pallia- tive care and AIDS. DIXON - HOWARD The wedding of Mary Louise Ho- ward and James Galloway Dixon took place on November 12, 1988 at Brinsley United Church, BPinsley, Ontario. The bride is the daughter of the late Case and Helen Howard. The groom is the son of Andrew Dix- on and the late Edith Dixon. The service was conducted by Rev. Anne Beattie -Stokes. The bride was given away by Jack Venton, Southcott Pines. The matron of honour was Elizabeth Komi. The bridesmaids were Ju- lie and Sandra Bilodeau, the groom's nieces. The best man was Peter Snell. Music was pro- vided beautifully by Susan Gra- ham, Dr. Ralph Topp and Peter Snell. Friends came from Brigh- ton, Chatham, St. Eristache, Quebec and Fredricton, N.B. to attend the wedding. The bride and groom honeymooned in Tex- as, touring four cities. The bride and groom wish to thank every- one involved in making it a lov- ing and happy day. 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