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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-07-04, Page 5STRAW FORKED OUT OF BARN—Volunteers busily forked hot straw -out of a barn on the 10th concession of Turnberry Township last Friday. The fire started in an out -building of the barn and damage was estimated atbetween $5,000 and $6,000. % r 4-- ..,..,..,--_ _ o.,,,,, — Do we really nee more beds in our nursing homes? • Dear Editor: By June of 1993, all Ontario nurs- ing homes have to live up to specif- ic standards legislated in the Nurs- ing Home Act by the Province of Ontario. In fact, by June of 1990, nursing home operators have to submit their proposed plans for improve.. ments to. ,the Nursing Homes Branch p.the, Ontario Ministry of Health. In response to last week's letter to the editor from Mrs. Margaret -Mann, secretary of the Wingham and District Nursing Home Needs Committee, I would like to submit the following •facts: The total percentage of those over 65 years of age in Huron County towns is: Fire results in $5,000 damage A barn fire last Friday morning on the 10th concession of Turnberry Township has resulted in between $5,000 and $6,000 damage. Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt reports the blaze started in a small out -building attached the barn. A cause has not been deter- mined, according to the chief. Lost in the fire was the out -build- ing, as well as a small quantity of straw. The blaze was contained, before it could spread to the main barn and straw forked out quickly to avoid igniting. The property, at Lot 19, Con. 10 of Turnberry, is owned by Nelson Underwood. • ' ' 7,r••,1C7‘•71 4,7 p• •••••ri 70 • • , b iji 14,1 01.. 1. VVingliam, 22.4 per cent; 2. Seaforth, 27.4 per cent; 3. Goderich, 21.7 per cent; 4. Clinton, 24.3 per cent; 5. Exeter, 23 per cent. The number of nursing home beds in Huron County is: 1. Brookhaven, 35; 2. Callander, 34; 3, Seaforth Manor, 53; Maitland Manor, 91; 5. Exeter Villa, 30; 6. Queensway, 40; 7. Fordwich, 33. Total number of nursing home beds: 316. The number of extended -care beds in homes for the aged in Huron County is: 1. Huronview, 181; 2. Bluewater Rest Home, 40. Total number of extended -care beds: 221. The number of chronic -care beds in hospitals in Huron County is: 1. Wingham and District Hospi- tal, 25; 2. Seaforth Community Hospital, 11; 3. Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, 24; 4. Clinton Public Hospital, 14; 5. South Huron Hospital, 12. Total of chronic -care beds: 86. The otal number of nursing home, home for aged and chronic - care beds in Huron County is 623. In Huron County, there are insti- tutional beds available for six per cent of the over -65 -years -of -age -population.. As the population ages, is more If, b. ;1 0 • bed allocation by the government the answer? What do today's seniors want? Do they want more nursing home beds? What do you want for your future? YOUrs truly, Sheila Lancaster A. MacDonald appointed acting inspector At its second June meeting, Turn - berry council approved several building permits and two demoli- tio'n permits on the recommenda- tion of Allen MacDonald, acting township building inspector. Mr. MacDonald was appointed by council to act as building inspec- tor in the absence of his father Alex, who is on vacatiOn. Building permits were approved for: Ross Hoggart, Bluevale, a stor- age shed; Gary and Joanne Weishar, Bluevale, a garage; Greg Duck, Lot 11, Con. 4, a mobile home; Cliff Heffer, Lot 10, Con. 9, an addition to barn and grain storage; Douglas Wylie, Lot 18, Con. 8, milk parlor; Town of Wingham, B-line north, storage building at cemetery and Robin Wormington, Lot 4, Con. 4, an addition to a mobile home. Demolition permits were issued to: Anthony Schefter, Bluevale, demolition of a greei,house and Ruby Gallaway, partot 3-4, Con. 7, demolition of a b k kitchen and workshed 11.:11 ,.1;*ri T1/1 The Wingliam Advancelintes, July 44 mpr responds to 1ettr about the nursing home) Dear I would like to take this opportu- nity to comment on some of the points raised in a letter in last week's Wingham Advance -Times by Margaret Mann of the Wingham and District Nursing Home Needs Committee. Since meeting with the commit- tee one month ago, my office has consulted on a regular basis with both- the ministry of health and the ministry of community and social services in an attempt to address i the needs of those requiring extend- t ed care in Huron County and specifically in the Brussels and a Wingham areas. Mr. MacGowan, owner of Brook- haven Nursing Home in Wingham t and Callander Nursing Home, Brussels, was advised by the min- istry of health when he assumed p ownership of the homes in 1983 e that he must undertake certain ren- a ovations to bring the facilities into i compliance with the Nursing a Homes Act and Regulations. ti The most recent correspondence m from the ministry and the one n referred to in Mrs. Mann's letter, c asked that Mr. MacGowan state his d intentions to the ministry by June b 30 of this year. Following a meeting is with the committee, I requested and received an extension of this th date to Sept. 30, 1989. ti I must reiterate here that the a issue of providing adequate facili- w ties for long-term care is of the to utmost importance to me as your in MPP and to this government. To Th this end, I have worked closely ca with the health and cotpmnraitrandm sociaI serViCes niiiiil,stries- in' An attempt to put together a compre- to hensive plan of action which will tat address the needs of all areas of the es county. ad The concerns of all who have met co with me from the riding have been .wi reported to the ministries and they are diligently working toward a final plan of action. The ministries rni.14-114K0 their decisions on a province -wide basis and as such, they are in the process of looking at Huron Countys needs, along with those of other areas of the province -with respect any new allocations of beds. At the time of writing this letter, I understand there is ,fa proposal before Huron County Council from the ministry of community and social services to realign the beds currently at Huronview in -Clinton n order to better serve all areas of he county. Once county council has reached decision as to how this realign- ment should proceed, the health' ministry will be in a better position o assess exactly where beds are most needed. I would also like to clarify the oint that "Fordwich was award - d 17 beds ..." These beds were warded to Fordwich Village Nurs- ng Home as part of the Compli- nce Plan Review Board bed alloca- on, which at the time of commit- ent, had beds available to assist ursing homes with a licensed apacity of less than 60 beds, con- itional upon the home being rought into compliance with min - try of health standards. I understand from the ministry at Mr. MacGowan's intent at the rile, of .purhase,.in.;1983 ,was -the inalgamatio-n:of the two honies, hich would have given him a tal of 64 beds, thus making him eligible for this type of allocation. ere have been no new beds allo- ted by the provinee,iiI,recnt At thiS"time waremaking plans arrange a meeting with represen- ives of both ministries for inter - ted groups from the riding to dress this issue. gonce we have nfirmed a date for the meeting, it Ube conveyed to all concerned, •i '4 Yours truly, Jack Riddell MPP-I-Iuron ANNUAL BARBECUE—Raymond and Min Hogg of Wingham hosted a barbecue last week for friends and neighbors. The roast pig was cooked to perfection on a homemade, propane -powered barbecue designed and built by Mr. Ho Hem he and neighbor as1i8atisbvgetreadytocaethepjg. , „ (, r