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ROSS MANN OF BLUEVALE and Mrs. Mann appreciate the services of Nurse Mrs.
Sheila Lancaster of Wingham, who assists with Mr. Mann's post-operative care through
the Huron County Home Care Service. Formerly with the Victorian Order of Nurses at
Stratford, Mrs. Lancaster started with the Huron unit only recently and has also been em-
ployed part-time at Wingham and District Hospital, Through the Home Care service Mr.
Mann, a well-known TV personality, is enabled to remain at his home pending further sur-
gery early in the new year. (Staff Photo)
MRS. HELEN CURRIE (standing) isa home care assistant under the Home Care Plan of
Huron County Health Unit and is seen here tending to 21 -month-old Heidi, daughter of
Mrs. John Pritchard (seated) and Mr. Pritchard, RR 1, Lucknow. Although ill with pneu
Fnonia, Mrs. Pritchard was spared hospitalization through the Home Care Plan which also
provides nursing service and physiotherapy as required. Mrs. Currie, mother of six, has4'
plenty of homemaking experience, and passed a Conestoga College course in the subject
last summer. .(Staff Photo)
"Home Care" AvaikibIeto all Huron residents
Restrictions by the Ontario
government on hospital expendi-
tures and operating budgets an-
nounced as recently as last week
have focused public attention on
patient care at home, and the em-
phasis is..now being placed on
care of sick people in their homes
inlieu of hospital care.
The fact that the equivalent to
hospital patient care can be had
in a private residence is not as
widely.known as it might be. Such
a service has been available to all
Hurout aty masideuts. for the
past year under the administra-
tion of the Huron County health
Unit, financed by the Department
of Health.
Heading up the service from
her office at 24 Centennial Drive
in Seaforth-is Nursing Adminis-
trator Mrs. Elizabeth Cardo, who
co-ordinates the Home Care serv-
ice for the county. --
Local Case
A typical application of the
home care service quite close to
home is that of Mrs: John Pritch-
ard of RR 1, Lucknow, who is
convalescing from pneumonia at
her home there, under the direc-
tion of her personal physician,
and with the aid of a homemaker
provided by the. Home Care Pro-
gram, plus the services of a
physiotherapist from Wingham
anti District Hospital. •
Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard have a
child just a little over a year -and -
a -half old,' and prolonged hos-
pital stay could.have-meant" con-
siderable hardship and incon-
venience in the home.
St. Pa:uI'sChurch
(ANGLICAN)
WINGHAM
REV. T. K. HAWTHORN, Rector
MRS. HARRY BRYDGES, Organist
and Choir Leader
Sunday, December 10
Advent 2 .
11.00 a.m.---Morning Prayer .and White Gift Sunday
Meetings
Thurs., Dec 7 ACW will meet at the home of Mrs.
Alan MacKay at 1.45 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 11 --Sunday School staff meeting at home of
Mrs. Wm. Connell, 7.30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 13—Board of Management meeting in Parish
Hall, 7.30 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 14—Altar Guild meets at Church at 2 'p.m.
This is exactly. why the `Home
Care Program was "devised, to
offer an alternative to hospital
care, to allow a patient 'to leave
hospital earlier, and still main-
tain a high quality of care.
As Mr. Cardno explains it:
"By allowing patients to' re-
main at home or leave hospital
earlier, they can recover. or con-
valesce in their own familiar sur-
roundings ' where the patient is
ofted more content. Admission to
Home Care is arranggd by, the
patient's fa ." ., .physi't aand
any medical ' dii ' a� be
cared for, as long as adequate
services are available to provide
the care required.
"Home Care is a rehabilitation
program and patients sere ac-
cepted with the expectation that
they will achieve a position of
independence' within 30.days.
There is no age limit,but patients
must be in need of a service, such
as nursing or physiotherapy. If.
one of these services is needed,
other services such as homemak-
ing, laboratory and x-ray, dress-
ings and drugs pertaining tolhe
patient's medical condition, can
p e�vidd�ed�''. ria . ?+ r
`l a ierlt arid thee' a gi is
must be willing to participate in
the Home Care Program. The
Professional h�memakers
training now available
A meeting of Certified Visiting
Homemakers was held at Cones-
toga College recently, attended
• by homemakers who have gradu-
ated in the past year from the
Certified Visiting homemakers
courses at Conestoga College and
co-ordinated' by the Manpower
office in Goderich.
In ,.attendance • also were
students of the homemaking
course now ' in progress at the
college.
The meeting was convened by
Mrs.. Betty Cardno, administra-
tor of the ,Huron County Home
Care Program. Also in attend-
ance was Mrs. Jan' Moore, nurse
in charge of Victorian Order of
Nurses in Huron County.
• ' Discuss Roles
Topics discussed were the role
of the. homemaker when proiding
homemaking for the Home Care
Program, also their role in pro-
vidingcare in relation to the
nursing care of the patient.
A report was presented on the
Certified Visiting Homemakers
conference held in Ottawa re-
cently, which some of the mem-,
bers had attended. • .
Discussion was held on the role
and qualifications of homemak-
ers. The qualifications for be-
coming a homemaker are—a
mature person in good health and
an interest in meeting and help-
ing .people.
. , The role of a homemaker is to
provide personal care for the
recipient plus whatever care of
the home that is required to help
the person to become indepen-
dent again.
The care of the home may in-
clude—day to day household
chores, such as vacuuming, dust-
ing, washing, ironing and pre-
paration of meals.
Anyone interested in becom-
ing a homemaker may contact
the Manpower office in their area
or the Huron' County Home Care
Program for further information.
Gemini .Jowellers
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Winners of introductory opening
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Door Prizes
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MANTEL CLOCK: Ken Aitken, Teeswater
FLATWARE: Elizabeth Irwin, Wingham
Timex Mrs. Gordon Grant,
ELECTRIC WATCH: Teeswater
PENDANT WATCH: Alexa Currie, Wingham
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family and . friends, if willing,
help to provide the day -today
care of the patient with the Home
Care Program providing the
nursing and physiotherapy serv-
ices and homemaking if that is
rrequired.
"Homemaking services are
provided according to the per-
sonal needs of the patient, such as.
help with bathing and dressings,
help with walking and meals. The •
-homemaker is also allowed to do
the' necessary household tasks
needed in relation to the patient p
`ornferiiakidg ie' only pitovided"
when no member of the -family is
available to provide the care re-
quired and the amount of time
may vary from a few hours to a
maximum of eight hours, Mon-
day to Friday."
Duringthe past year, Mrs.
Cardno eports, 181 patients re-
ceived Home Care, and of these.
"151 received nursing care, 101 re-
ceived homemaking and 34 re-
ceived physiotherapy. A patient
may receive a combination of
these services, depending on the
need.
As presently set up, Home. Care
is not for all types of patients.
"As Home Care is at present an
active rehabilitation program.
with expectations of recovery
within 30 days, there is still a
need for help in providing ade-
quate care for patients . with . a
long -Standing condition,- such as
arthritis or heart disease, so that
they could receive enough care to
stay at home. Perhaps in future
this ' care will becume available
for these patients."
Rebekahs host
socio) evening
Following the regular meeting
of the Majestic Rebekah Lodge
on Monday, the ladies enter-
tained their husbands, members
of the Oddfellows and their wives,
and other friends:
Progressive euchre was played
and this was followed by a smor-
gasbord lunch.
The Salvation Army tries to
make sure that each youngster
finds something nice in his stock-
ing on Christmas morning. Some-
times it even provides the stock-
ing.
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THROAT LINED, CREPEY?
Wintertime seems to accent
such troubles, possibly because
dur skins are so much dryer. So
give your throat a little sauna.
treatment. Either hang your
head over a bowl of steaming hot
water, with a towel draped com-
pletely over the whole head, or
steam your throat with a towel
wrung out of hot water—just as
old time barbers used to do. Then
lightly stroke in the richest sort of
night cream. Thus creamed up,
stretch out on some pillows on the
floor and park your feet on a
chair at about a 45 degree angle.
Stay like that for fifteen minutes
to push the blood up to your face
and throat. It's known as the
"fleauty Angle" and for years it
has done a super job of stirring up
sluggish circulation. When time's
up,tissue off the cream, rinse
with freshener and use a special
astringent (pick the one color -
ended on the label foryour
special skin type) . This has firm-
ing and toning qualities your
throat needs.
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