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Clinton News-Record, 1980-05-22, Page 8by Shelley PriclohOe The successand ap- parent need for the services of the Town and Country Homemakers. in Huron County has led the agency to look at future IT expansion y� and the need fer more funds., At the Homemaker annual meeting in Clinton o. May 18 a group of close to 70 learned that srnce its beginning two years ago, the horn Making .and; borne care programs are now serving well over 100 senior citizens and the handicapped in their own homes, through the aid of nearly 70 homemakers, with help from medical and professional people. .Jean Young, ad- min-i-st atar. of .the Homemakers agency reported that some 125 homes in Huron are using the homemaking service, which offers personal in- home care. She said that 75 per cent of the people using the service are senior citizens and 25 per cent -are handicapped or people recovering from illness or a hospital care. She explained that the fee for the homemaking service was $5 per hour in 1979 and along with private citizens in the county, it was sold to the Home Care Program, Community Social Services and Family and Children's Services. Mrs. Young noted that the Homemakers have applied to the ministry of community and social services for a $15,000 grant to help -the-home support programs. The money would be used to help the private citizen purchase the homemaking services. The grant could cover up to 50 per cent of the costs for the individual using the service' "Ind the Homemakers agency will study —the client's financial position in order to give reductions. Mrs. Young explained that presently, private patients can only get reducatio1ls ' in the costs through donations or through fund raising projects for the program. Mrs. Young is op- timistic that the ministry will approve the grant and the group learned from guest speaker, Doug Hayma., administrator of the ministry of com- munity and social ser- vices London area office, that word on the grant would be coming in the near future. Mrs. Young explained that the Homemakers agency is also hoping to use part of the grant. money to set up co- ordinators of the agency in Clinton, Goderich, Seaforth and Exeter. The agency only has offices in Wingharn at the present time and they are at- tempting t- tempting to make the service more accessible to people by having contacts in all areas of the county. A Watts telephone line may also be installed to help defray costs of long distance calls which seem to present a problem, especially when only information is needed about the agency's programs. Betty Cardno, board chairman also told the group that •the board of directors may be ex- panded. She explained, "This would provide a broader representation throughout. the county and to assist in achieving the 'goals and objectives of the Town and Country Homemakers." Presently 10 people sit on the board of directors and elections were heed at the meeting to choose this year's directors. They include: Betty Cardno, Seaforth; Ruth Linton, Goderich; Jofin McKinnon, Goderich; Helen Tench, Clinton; Jean Adams, Goderich; Lossy Fuller, Exeter; Gwen Whilsmith, RR 2, Zurich; Beverly Brown, Wingham; Lois Hodgert, Seaforth and Warren Zinn, Ashfield Township, the Huron County representative. Mrs. Cardno also ex- plained that in order to keep the fees of the hoirhernaking program at a reasonable level, ad- ditional funds are needed CORA, TFIURS.I AY, MAY 22, 1980 Coun r and .she explained that the ` oard is approaching industries, service clubs. other s�tlr r organizations in the count:. for donations. "Any money raised through theseefforts, will be Utilized to giVe si as rs .to nee to ;People requiring homemaking,. who cannot afford the ft111 ers looking to expansion charge, but aren't eligible for any gover- nment assistance,u she explained* Mrs,. Cardno noted that in the p.a$t, ,grants, and donations- of money have been ' received from the county, and from memorial cards available in funeral homes throughout Huron. She suggested that senior citizens' groups could be asked to bold i events, raising a s, such asbazaars, teas and sales to proceeds for the raise Homemakers. "We'd really like to. have the senior citizens 'themselves. raise the money themselves, It wouldhelp the a enc and would agency also giver them something to do," she said. Mrs. M Cardno added, "We're interested in any group rou _ who wants to donate or p1.4 on events for our behalf." 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