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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 Cottrity such services as the Home Care program, Meals on Wheels, Home 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 mechani :s of the One Stop Access workings will t determined by the com- munity study. H 'wever it appears that the basic plan calls ft • a central office, whereby people may telep ane and obtain informa- tion regarding per nal health and personal needs. Case workei at One Stop Access will work with each client to determine what ser- vices may hest 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 will 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 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 - d disabled FEATURE REPOT eluding Dr. Anne Martin Andrews, Brenda Fraser and Dr. Anthony 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. The plan, to be presented to the stealth board in January, will determine how specific needs in Huron County can best be met by One Stop Access and how the pro- gram should operate. 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. 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. "What might be applicable for Cochrane and Timmins may not work here," Dr, Bokhout explained. 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 $10,000 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. Bokhout said that the study will deter- mine funding specifics. He saidrthat in spite of the 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 effi- cient and to avoid the duplication of ser- vices," he noted. Mary Sylver further noted that the pro- gram aimes to allow senior citizens to live independently, whereby reducing the -need for hospital care or homes for the aged accommodation. "In the long run this program will minimize the need to build more seniors' housing," she suggested. Dr. Bokhout noted, "One Stop Access is not bricks and mortar. It uses human resources." Three. consultants hired to help develop one-stop access program Three consultants have been engaged by the Huron County Board of Health to design models for the development of the new one- stop access program, county council learn- ed at its regular October session. Council gave its approval to the board of health recommendation authorizing: . Joe Pickering - at a cost of $35 per hour to a maximum of $2,100 - to develop a model for transportation for seniors. Martha Chown to develop a model for "meals on wheels" or alternatives for seniors at a cost not to exceed $3,500. The University .of Guelph - at a cost of $18,546.50 - to prepare the overall proposal for one-stop access. When completed, the proposal will be submitted to the Ontario Ministry for Senior Citizens' Affairs for its approval. YOUR HEALTH, NATURALLY Energize yourself with holistic Supplements. 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