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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1986. PAGE 7.
New Homecare program expands services
A third stage of homecare will be
introduced in Huron county under
a new grant announced by the
Ontario government.
Huron county is one of six areas
of the province chosen for $3
million pilot project called the
Integrated Homemaker Program
for frail seniors and physically
disabled adults. The new program
is part of a $71 million plan to
improve community support ser-
vices.
It's a step groups like the Town
and Country Homemakers in
Huron County have been advocat-
ing for five years, says Jean Young,
executive director of the group.
"In 1980, we were asked down to
the provincial Legislature in Tor-
onto to look at the situation and
three years ago, the government
started to talk about announcing a
similar program. We've written
dozens of letters in that time to
show the need in Huron," says
Young.
Of the 250 seniors with an
average age of 85 who receive
homemaking services from TCH,
66 percent are private citizens who
pay out of their own pockets.
"I really feel there is a need
here. A study done by the
University of Guelph shows that
Huron has the highest population
of elderly in Ontario and it's hard
for some to pay privately when
they're living on a pension," she
says.
Donations to TCH from county
and municipal governments in
Huron have helped to fulfill the
need in the county before funding
was approved by the provincial
government for homemaking for
seniors who did not need profes-
sional medical care.
"This program should take
some of the burden off the local
governments and rightly so. This is
a provincial problem. But, in the
meantime while we knew the
province was working on this
program, the county and local
governments tried to meet that
need," says Young.
Huron's probable share of
$500,000, one-sixth of the $3
million for homemaking allotted
this year for six communities is a
good start to meet the need in the
county, says Young.
"I think it's quite a lot for Huron.
Our budget for Town and Country
Homemakers right now is $500,000
but private people are spending
$300,000 out of their own pockets.
Most of them should qualify," she
says.
Young says she can't guess how
many seniors or disabled adults
who are not now receiving either
privately or publicly -funded home-
making services will apply for
services under the new program.
"I have a feeling there's a
considerable number of people
who can benefit from this pro-
gram," says Betty Cardno, direc-
tor of the Huron County Home Care
program who will administer the
program.
"When homemaking is the main
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need, they would have to be turned
down now if there's not a need for a
health care professional," she
says.
Home Care in Huron, which is
funded to provide visiting services
to acute and chronic patients after
physician referrals, buys its home-
making services from TCH. Card -
no predicts the demand for TCH's
services will increase with the new
program.
"An elderly person who's just
managing may be able to manage
another year at home with a small
amount of help with cooking,
shopping and cleaning. Every-
thing I've ever heard from seniors
is that they want to stay at home as
long as possible," she says.
"I hope to see more and more
emphasis in the next 20 years on
home care, especially for people
who don't need the professional
.component. It will leave more beds
for the people backlogging the
hospitals."
Cardno says only a few hours of
homemaking a couple days a week
can make the difference between
people staying home and going
into an institution. And. when
seniors still have the ability to
make decisions. it can by very
devastating when they are physi-
cally unable to stay at home.
The criteria of what constitutes a
"frail" senior or how referrals will
be made is not yet clear from the
Ministry of Community and Social
Services, says Cardno.
"It might be that a senior who
thinks he needs the service just has
to call. I see that we could get a lot of
referrals at first," she says.
Both Cardno and Young say
they're excited about the provision
in the program for Alzheimer's
victims.
"So often, homemaking is what
is most needed in Alzheimer's
cases. Some will be able to get
additional help but that depends
what each individual case needs,"
says Cardno.
Representatives from the Mini-
stry of Community and Social
Services will be visiting the six
counties slated to pilot the integra-
ted homecare program to discuss
the whole process of assessment
and eligibility and general guide-
lines, says spokesperson Janet
Rowney. •
Those qualifying for free home-
making services will either be
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