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Jessica's House committee would love
to share knowledge with the north
All new Hospice beds are rumored to
land in Central Huron to the frustration of
Jessica's House who proposes they receive
three beds and Central Huron receive two
Lynda Hillman-Rapley
Postmedia Network
Those at the helm of the pro-
gressing Jessica's House in
South Huron will be more than
pleased to work with commu-
nities to the north on their hos-
pice projects once thewirs is up
and running.
At a public meeting at the
Exeter Legion last November
23rd, committee member Deb
Homuth said, "We would love
to share our knowledge with
those in the north who also
want beds. It is disappointing
that they (the LHIN and the
Collaborative Steering commit-
tee) are pitting one community
against the others:
The meeting was chaired by
Kimberly Payne, Exec. Director
of the Foundation, Pat
O'Rourke, Chair of South
Huron Hospital Foundation
and Jessica's House steering
committee co-chairs Homuth
and Maria Hamather.
On December 9, 2014 the
Auditor General said, "Although
most people would prefer to die
at home, most die in hospital.
Aside from the compassionate
aspect of this, caring for termi-
nally ill patients in an acute-
care hospital is estimated to
cost over 40% more than pro-
viding care in a hospital-based
palliative -care unit. This is more
than double the cost of provid-
ing care in a hospice bed and
over 10 times more than pro-
viding at-home care. Access to
palliative -care services is not
equitable across the province.
Patients who qualify for services
in one area of the province may
not have access to similar ser-
vices in another area."
Hamather said, "Residential
hospices give people another
choice:'
Homuth told the forum,
"The government responded
to the auditor general and
news of the new hospice bed
funding first came in February
when it was announced that
Ontario's budget for 2016 con-
tained a significant increase in
funds for community hospice
palliative care. This number,
she explained came to $75
million over the next three
years, and at the end of those
three years, the annual gov-
ernment funding will be $55
million per year. Specifically,
200 new hospice beds will be
funded.
"This is not a fad," she said,
"We suspect the need is not
just for the moment and (elec-
toral) campaigns will con-
tinue for funding for the
future:'
All capital must be raised
locally to build and furnish
the hospice. O'Rourke
explained they have raised
more than one million dollars
in cash to date and their cam-
paign will kick off in a couple
of weeks.
"This is unique. I have never
experienced anything like this
and not a day goes by where
someone is not asking how
they can help. We have a lot of
work to do and this is a great
start. From the ten year old kid
to organizations and busi-
nesses, everyone wants to
help:'
O'Rourke said, "The lot has
been donated, a designer
wants to provide drawings for
free. The offer of, at no cost,
the roof, trusses, shingles,
installation- even the flooring
has been huge. We finished
first in Canada in the AVIVA
campaign; currently a
national finalist announce-
ment Dec. 8th and the media
attention has gone from
Lucan to Lucknow and every-
thing in between."
The Ontario govern-
ment will provide $105,000
per bed per year for operating
costs for LHIN approved hos-
pices which is 60-80% of the
average annual operating
costs. The committee
explained the more beds the
hospice house, the higher the
costs due to increased
staffing.
Huron County has been
identified by the South West
LHIN as the County most in
need of a residential hospice
and SW LHIN asked for fund-
ing for 10-12 beds to fund an
integrated Huron -Perth
solution.
O'Rourke said their busi-
ness plan dictates a need for
three million dollars. "We
have a two year contingency if
it is decided Jessica's House
get beds this round.
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on the process of Jessica's House, a residential hospice to be built
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