The Times Advocate, 2005-11-09, Page 88
Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday,November 9, 2005
Blue Water Rest Home launches redevelopment campaign
ZURICH - Blue Water Rest Home is pleased to
announce the launch of a multi-year fundraising
campaign to support the redevelopment of the
home. It has been named the "REST WELL" cam-
paign and will focus on purchasing items that
directly contribute to the comfort of the residents
who live at the home. Board fundraising chair, Ron
Heimrich, said, "we want to ensure that the resi-
dents living here have the best possible quality of
life. These people are entrusted to our care, and as
an organization and a community we need to keep
them safe and contented." The "REST WELL" cam-
paign target for the first year is $36,000, and mate-
rials will be delivered to area mailboxes within two
weeks.
At the beginning, "REST WELL" is dedicated to
replacing all 65 resident beds in the home. All the
beds in the home today are an older style, and offer
only manual position adjustments. With donations
to the "REST WELL" campaign, the home will be
able to buy new electrically -operated beds. Bed
positioning for personal comfort will be much easi-
er for both residents and staff. Mr. Heimrich
added, "everyone knows the real value of good rest
and good sleep, and this campaign will enhance the
residents' ability to achieve that. We hope that the
community will recognize the value of this cam-
paign and give it their full support." The beds are
valued at between $1,500 and $2,000 each, and the
initial campaign will take several years to achieve
its first goal.
The launch of the "REST WELL" campaign follows
an announcement by Carol Mitchell, M.P.P. for
Huron -Bruce, that Blue Water Rest Home will be
receiving funding from the Ontario Government to
support their redevelopment project. Since Blue
Water is a charitable, non -for-profit organization,
the Ministry of Health and Long -Term Care provid-
ed an Exceptional Circumstance policy to ensure
that the home will receive its government redevel-
opment funds up front. This funding provides a
portion of the redevelopment costs, and the home is
required to finance the balance. The home's equity
is derived from fundraising, reserves and the up-
front ministry funding, and the combined amount
should enable Blue Water to successfully mortgage
the balance of the construction. The home has also
received generous support from the County of
Huron in the form of a mortgage guarantee when it
is required. The home and the ministry are still
ABCA education programs
working on finalizing an overall construction bud-
get and funding amounts required for various
areas.
"Through our fundraising efforts and through
redevelopment, we want to achieve the best home
environment delivering the highest quality care
possible, and continue to serve the population of
this area for many years to come," said Martha
Craig, administrator of Blue Water Rest Home.
"The shared goal of everyone in this organization is
to provide the comfort, dignity, privacy, and peace
of mind that our residents deserve."
Blue Water Rest Home has been a significant part
of the Zurich community for 40 years. The home
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budget of nearly $3 million. As well as providing
long-term care for 65 residents, Blue Water also
operates 34 seniors apartments with available sup-
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