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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-04-15, Page 17local VON „staff, board m attend annuati. meeting The 22nd annual meeting.of Victorian Order of Nurses (Ontario) was held.ln Toronto On• Tuesday, April 6, 1976. It was attended': by 100 board anestaff meinbers: from 29 branches in Qntari.e including ` the hurse in -charge and two. , ' board. members .from the VON Perth -Huron Branch. Mrs.` H. J: Hugh of Wood- stock, President, anticipates -.that. the VON, as:.a member of the health tearer' in the communlity, . will • have an expanded, tble to fulfil in the future. Greater' emphasis is being placed .on the provision of •health care in • the -conn- ., munity.._ and away from the• institutional setting. In 197.5, just under 450 nurses employed by the. VON • branches made a ---total of 903,448 visits , to 56,476 patients, which represents an increasein patients and visits over last year. About 78. percent of all visits were paid on a purchase of service basis by government sources. , These include . the Home Care Programs which are funded 100. percent by the Ministry. of Health, and the Homemakers 'and Nurses Services Act administered by `municipalities and cost shared •by the Ontario', Ministry of Eoinmunity'°and Social Services. • The latter program .is affected .by the 5.5 per.cent•. ceiling on ex- • penditures for -social -ser -vices:," <• by the Ministry. Because the;- legislation is permissive, a numberof municipalities in • Ontario have placed further restrictions which limit the • payment of visiting nursing service required by.. the, elderly, .disabled and others to maintain them in their own home and who have a proven • financial need: • ; . Voluntary funds;. are less, • available to ; provide an' alternative source -of funding ---forthese visits:- - -. Miss Hope Holmested, Chairman of. •the Ontario Advisory .Council on',Senior Citizen spoke at the luncheon about the work of the Council_ Its mandate is to advise the Provincial 'Government :tthr-ough-H-Mrs-. ---M-argaret Birch, • the Provincial Secretary •for Social Development;. about matters • ..that concern the well being of the aging person. • About a third of the. 17 member Council are them- selves 65 yearsof age or over. Thr.ough the structure of the Council an opportunity is given to concerned citizens to• work `Pith government in ,,.helping to create a province: in which it is possible to grow old with dignity. During` the afternoon. session a panel presentation-' and discussion on "Restraints and Constraints" was chaired -by. Mrs. S. Mercer, a board member of VON Ottawa - Carleton Branch. • Panel members included. Mrs. Lorette Sutton,. . Assistant National Director .Ot.tawa;. •. Mrs. Christina • 'Butler; District " • Director Metropolitan Toronto 'Branch and Robert Roy,' board member of the •Windsor - 'Essex County Branch, • • in Toronto Mrs, • Hugh was re-elected (Ontario) .for ' 1978; As president of VON . Any :inquiries : into VON services iii this area .can be. directed to 482-3411 (Clinton). St. 11!Iary's school held a chess: tournament:As part of their 'Education Week activities . . attracting•enthusiasts from the senior levels of classes. Deeply Involved in thefirst.: round ,. of the tourney are Sharon Moriarity (front left) arid her opponent Barbara Conlon and Roland Lassaline (rear left) and Glenn Osborn while judge Mark Webb carefully checks each move. (staff photo) UflNViE1i 1 Mrs. Elsie Henderson and Norrnah Speir-provided' old time musicin the first floor ' north sitting room on Monday afternoon and in womnsbed -• care on Tuesday afternoon. A. piano has ,been placed in the dining area of .women's bed care which. gives all of 'the residents on that floor an • opportunity ' to enjoy the music. ' Four girls. from • the •* Seaforth area "The Four Steps" entertained on family•„ night. Susan and Cheryl McAllister and Catherine and. Brenda Coleman sang' countryy and western and. •sacred. songs. They provided. their own ' guitar and drum • accompaniment. Susan- •McAllister was emcee for the program. with Mrs. Orville Dale expressing the appreciation of the residents. 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