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BUSY, BUSY—Ws. Jean Young is hard at work preparing
for the opening of the homemaker's agency to open Jan. 2
'78. Mrs. Young will co-ordinate the agency, funded by, a
Canada Works grant, as administrator placement officer.
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GOING UPSTAIRS—Ann, helps Kathy as she learns to use
her crutches to go up the stairs.
WALKING AGAIN—Ann Thorripsbn, Homemaker, helps
Kathy,Baird as she re -learns how to Walk with the help of
crutches.
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Need a helping hand now?
Maybe new agency can help
If you've ever needed a helping
hand just for a day or a few hours
and right now, you know how
difficult it can •be to find such
help.
Wingham will start the new
vear with an agency that will
offer just such service and much
more, Jean Young, administrator
placement officer for the new
agency funded by a Canada
Works grant, is in the process of
setting up the office and hiring
staff for the project.
'The agency was born out of
need. Mrs. Young »said there are
qualified homer., gker'Ip
intheand
people who nee •
community. He 'ncy will
get these people cugeber.
The homeTnaker service can
replace hospital care V it is
possible for the patient to be
treated at home. Therapy can be
carried out in the home under the
instruction of a therapist. The
homemaker may prepare meals,
provide personal care, childcare
on an emergency basis, do the
shopping, laundry or ironing if
necessary, and help the patient to
re -habilitate her or himself as
needed.
The grant proposal was or-
ganized dnd written by Mrs.
• Young and Mrs. Betty Cardno,
mayor off Seaforth. These two
women arranged for .a board of
directors for the project and are
in the process off incorporating
the agency as a charitable or-
• ganization. They will establish a
pay scale for agency employees
and determine a code of ethics for
office staff and home makers.
Mrs. Yoling has been writing a
manual for the homemakers who
will be employed by the agency.
A staff of four people will keep
the office in order. A bookkeeper -
secretary will be hired. Another
person will be hired to work as a'
development officer. This person
will communicate with other
agencies and with the public. He
or she willbandle public relations
for the agency and develop finan-
cial support in the county and
municipalities so the agency will
have funding when the Canada
Works grant has ended. Mrs.
Young will co-ordinate, the pro-
ject as adminstrator placement
officer. One full-time homemaker
GETTING THE, B'ED MADE --lean Young, administrator placemerl _officer for the
• . homemaker agency soon to be opened in Wingham, and hoMeMaker Ann Thompson make
the bed for Mrs? Kathy Baird who just returned from hospital.
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will be hired and paid for out of
grant funds.
At least 40 other people will be
hired to work as homemakers on
a fee for service basis.
Other agencies that will pay the
homemakers will include the
home -care office in Clinton, soc-
ial services, and family and chil-
dren's services. These agencies
will contact the home makers
agency in Wingham\ who will then
send a homemaker to help the
perscin referred by the agency.
Homemakers can also be hired
on a private basis. If someone is
homebound or in neecrof home-
making help, that person mAy
phone the agency. Someone ,Will
be sent to assess the needs of the
person requiring help.
Homemakers may be hired on
a full or part-time basis. If neces-
sary, the homemaker will live in.
rnav sometimes be covered
by OHIP, sometimes not, de-
pending on the situation. Mrs.
Young or someone on the office
staff will be able to help deter-
mine financial arrangements.
The objectives of the agency
are as follows:
estatt.,li i.entral office
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and provide a county -wide an-
swering service.
L. To co-ordinate and supervise
about 40 family -care workers
who will promot and maintain
high quality home -making ser-
vices.
3. To take .referrals, do assess-
ments of need and financial
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ability to pay and placement of
the homemaker — matching the
client to the homemaker.
4. To establish personnel poli-
cies and a code of ethics.
5. To ensure homemakers are
paid satisfactory wage and bene-
fits.
6. To provide publicity and pub-
lic relations between home-
makers and their employees and
the general public.
7. To increase the opportunities
for employment for family care
workers.
8. To separate requests for
-homemakers and requests for
cleaning personnel, "
9 The agency plans to develop
cleaning staff and handy people.
10. To establish a charge for fee
for service. t
• The homecare office will be
located at 21 Diagonal Rd., up-
stairs. It will be opening Jan. 2,
1978. The tentative phone number
will be 357-3222 and it will be
listed in the phone book under
Huron Family Care Agency.
EXERCISES—Ann, helps Kathy with her leg -strengthening exercises.
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• GETTING STRONGER—Ann Thompson, .Homemaker, helps Kathy Baird with her thigh
strengthening exercises. Mrs. Baird broke her leg in a car accident.
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MUFFIN MAKING—Ann makes muffins for Kathy
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LEG L I FT—Ka thy does her leg lifting exercises with some help from Jean Young, ad
ministrator placement officer for the homemaker agency soon to be ope srrtt-Wingham,
and Ann Th(irYinson, homemaker
TEA TIME—Ann brings a cup of tea to Kathy who recently came home from hospital
after being involved in a car accident.
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