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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-11-11, Page 17CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1987—Page 17 CLEAN UP FOR FALL Before you put your machinery away, check out this special you shouldn't miss! 1000 psi 2.5 gpm (US) Small/Portable 3 plunger pump Ceramic plungers High efficiency) r/a HP motor 26 foot hose Shut off gun and extension Model 210H HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER Farm Price REG. 888x31 SPECIAL 649P9 PRICE LIMITED QUANTITIES 482-3418 CLINTON The joint effort will see the networking of health and community services in Huron County to better meet the needs of seniors and the disabled. One Stop Access is being co-ordinated by a diverse group of people including (front row, left to right) Board of Health members Grant Stirling, Betty Cardno and Martha Chown. (Back row) University of Guelph field worker Brenda Fraser, Huron Medical Officer of Health Maarten Bokhout, David Harvey of the Ministry of Health and Joe Pickering of the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communication. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo). One Stop Access - Keeping seniors at home By Shelley McPhee Haist CLINTON - A central information centre, providing senior citizens and the disabled with assistance in health and social services is the aim of a pilot project being under- taken in Huron County. One Stop Access is the name of the in- novative new concept, and Huron County is one of three regions in Ontario where this new government service is being launched. A public meeting was held in Clinton on October 29 to discuss the broad scope of this program. One Stop Access is an inter -ministerial ef- fort being jointly co-ordinated by the Ministry of Community and Social Affairs, the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs and the Office for the Disabled. The aim of the pro- gram is to provide easier accessibility of community health and social services to senior citizens and disabled adults. One Stop Access will provide a single point of referral and information to those who are seeking out services. It will work to co-ordinate the variety of services now be- ing offered in the county and will improve the accessibility and delivery of the services through the One Stop Access approach. In Huron County such services as the Home Care program, Meals on Wheels, Horne Support, Integrated Homemakers, VON, adult day centres, day hospitals, geriatric clinics, rehabilitation programs and self-help groups will be included in the initial program. The mechanics of the One Stop Access workings will be determined by the com- munity study. However it appears that the basic plan calls for a central office, whereby people may telephone and obtain informa- tion regarding personal health and personal needs. Case workers at One Stop Access will work with each client to determine what ser- vices may best suit their needs. Mary Sylver of the Office of Senior Affairs explained. "One Stop Access will work to eliminate the frustration that people feel who are trying to get services. The initial call should be their last. Case managers win handle the information from there." One Stop Access aims to assist the elderly to live independently in a community and to provide community services to them, be it nursing care or housekeeping assistance. The program will also work to effectively deliver services to people, to make max- imum use of the services and to make peo- ple aware of the assistance programs that are available in Huron County. Betty Cardno noted, "The people . in the community have a hard time determining what services are available, how much they' cost and their eligibility. One Stop Access will help work through this." "To get into One Stop Access you won't need- a physician referral," Mary Slyver added. One Stop Access will only be a telephone call away. From that point, people will be directed to the services that will best meet their needs. It will basically work as a resources centre, networking the various health and community services that are available in Huron County. The specifics of the program will be developed through a study team that has been commissioned from the University of Guelph. This independent study team, in- cluding Dr. Anne Martin Andrews, Brenda Fraser and Dr. Ahthony Fuller have been hired by the Huron County Board of Health to carry out a public consultation program. Their research will become the model of One Stop Access in Huron County. Brenda Fraser will be working out of headquarters in Clinton over the next few months to gather information and specifics regarding the model for One Stop Access. When asked if the One Stop Access head- quarters would be located in Clinton, Dr. Maarten Bokhout, Medical Officer of Health for Huron County said that the board of health had no preconceived ideas about the specific mechanics of the program. He sug- gested, "We're trying to figure out what is best for the county. We want you to tell us. HENSALL CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Saturday, Nov. 14th 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ron's Health Center The Flower Basket The Birch Tree The Spinning Wheel Signs & Shirts Simple Expressions Drysdale Major Appliances gyp DISCOUNTS & GAINS GALORE y Only Research will tell us what the location and what type of model is best. It may have one (central) office or it 'may have ,case workers working out of several municipalities." Government guidelines regarding the establishment of the access programs in On- tario have been given a broad scope of development in an effort to successfully facilitate programs in various regions. Huron County is one of three areas where the programs are now being developed, the District of Cochrane and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo being the other two. The program will be administered by the local authority and will work in conjunction with a local consumer advisory committee that will include representation from the seniors' community and the various service organizations that are included in the plan. The Huron County Board of Health is in- itiating the program although it has yet to be determined if this body will carry out the actual administration. The research study will determine the preferred administration process to be used. It will cost some $,111.000 to $20,000 to develop the model for the One Stop Access in Huron County. Funding to administer the project will be available from government sources. Some concerns at the public meeting focused on the financial aspects of the pro- gram, in particular where the funding would come from and how much the program will cost to run. Dr. Bokhoutsaid that the study will deter- mine funding specifics. He said that in spite of th' money it will take to set up the pro- gram, he anticipates that the long term cost savings will be worthwhile. "One Stop Access is designed to be ettt- cient and to avoid the duplication of ser- vices," he noted. Mary Sylver further noted that the prr gram aimes to allow senior citizens to liv independently, whereby reducing the neeu for hospital care or homes for the aged 1 rNSSMS-M\ Il 1� I1 I;f I r- '°-TMb ►ti�ti������bti�ti�titil�tiStiti����b��53����ti�ti�titi��ti��tititititiStiti5S�5�ti�ti \ OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT NOV. 13 TILL 9 P.M. 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