The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-06-15, Page 5n
7 wne Ind' o ators of
the,
FOO dwicb VlIiage Nursing Ilome,
aren't .planning anything special
for Nursing. florae Week (this,
week) in Ontario: But then, they
don't really ,have to.
Realizing the importance of
visitors and the variety and
change in conversation brought
by' visitors is excellent theray to
their patients, every day all day
is visiting day as,far as the Dins-
mores are concerned.
"We suggest that visitors come
between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m..," said
Jean Dinsmore, "but if they
come at 9 to 10 p.m., we certainly
don't throw them out."
While a number of nursing
homesare marking the week
with open houseprograms, the
Dinsinores hope to hold a special
open house this year in conjunc-
tion with their annual bazaar
which is° held on the first Satur-
day in November. By that time
they hope a new 46 -foot entrance
which will include five large pic-
ture windows will be completed.
"The windows will be placed 18
inches from the floor enabling
patients . in chairs and wheel-
chairs to look out," Dave Dins-
more said. "The entrance will be
°a ramp instead of stairs, making
it easier for wheelchairs, stret-
chers, etc."
The additional room will give
the nursing home better facilities
for church services and other
special programs as well as a
large, bright sitting room where
the elderly patients can visit with
one another outside 'their rooms.
According to Mrs. Dinsmore, a
registered nurse who said she al-
ways had a special liking for
.geriatrics, a special effort must
be made to "cultivate acitvity"
among the elderly. "At their age,
they have a tendency to just sit in
their rooms."
Dave Dinsmore said he ex-
pected nursing homes will see a
lM4F"
tudes of the el 'ly int f Are,
"People today ?ire planning More
for their retirem;ent," he skid,
"wok at. the number of people
who go camping 'now, for
example, The people we have
here now- worked hard ,all their
lives and were. probably doing
good if they knew .the people who
lived about ,3 miles away,"
At present the Fordwich nurs-
ing home has four patients over
90 years of age, two of whom,
Mrs. Jennie Moser and Mrs.
Mable Finlay, are 99 years old..
The home is presently operating
at capacity-- s,3, with 20 special -
care patients and 13 private pa-.
tients.
"The new addition won't add to
our capacity," Mrs. Dinsmore
said. "We are planning it to im-
prove our facilities."
The Fordwich Village Nursing
1-lome, a converted schoolhouse,
is an area landmark. A solid -
brick building, it was erected in
1900 and was known as the Ford-
wich continuation school before
becoming the Fordwich Public"
School. i wo acres of land give
the home .spacious, . attractive
grounds.
The Dinsmores bought the
school on St. Patrick's Day, 1965,
and opened the home with one
patient. on Sept. 1st. of that same
year. By the end of June, 1966, the
home was filled and has operated -
at approximately 98 per cent
capacity ever since.
Fordwich
Mr: and Mrs. Fullerton Gibson
lof Brighton were weekend guests
with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Edgar of
Collingwood entertained on Sun-
day at their home in honor of
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Williamson who will cele
brate their 60th wedding anniver-
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ItTIMU
h e. ,
loet of 'the comin ..from e
immediate • areaa. The staff in
eludes registered. nurses,
registered nursing assistalts
nursing assistants, kitchen and
laundry' workers. At various°
times high school students have
been employed and Mrs. Dins-
more noted_ with satisfaction that
experience - at the•, home per-
. suaded at least one young girl to
choose a career as a registered
nursing assistant. The Dinsmores
are unquestionably proud of their
staff and the relationship which
exists between staff members
and patients, .,
Since opening their nursing
home in 1965, Mr. and Mrs. Dins-
more have- noted a number of
changes,. The government began.
getting involved with nursing
home regulations in 1966. Before
that time, Mr. Dinsmore noted
that °there were some areas
where relations were 'avery
tough" and others which just
didn't take any interest in the
operation of nursing homes.
Just a few months before the
opening of the Fordwich Village
Nursing Home, the County Of -
Huron was paying $4.50 per day
for patients in nursing homes.
When the home opened the rate
was $6.50 per day, being paid.
Now the government pays $9 per
day, leaving the patient to pay
$3.50 per day.
Nursing homes are now in-
spected frequently with no warn-
Personals
sary on June 18th. Other guests
attending were Mr. and Mrs.
Aitcheson Wallace of Clifford,
Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Edgar,
Paul, Tanji and Dale of Mount
Forest and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Edgar and Teddy, also of Colling-
wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Foerter of
Paris visitedon the weekend'with
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Foerter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tudan and
family of Mississauga, spent the
weekend at their home -here.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jordan re-
turned home Thursday after
spending a few days at their cot-
tage at Byng Inlet.
Mrs. T. J. Mehring and girls of
Listowel visited Wednesday eve-
ning with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
'Foerter.
Misses Elva and Ethna Foster
and Jim Foster attended the 80th
birthday party of Selby . Dobbs
held in Beeton on Saturday. Mrs.
MaCrf `' W i1tlejt° `Of 'S "a l�ortidgh
andcMiss Amy llaueeof/Eoronto
rettiri'ied With ^ them, and will,
spend a few days here.
Sunday guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Moore were Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Frew: and Sharon and
Mr. and Mrs. Al White and family
of Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bride
spent Sunday visiting relatives in
Stratford.
Michael Ridley of London spent
Saturday with his grandparents,.
Mr..and Mrs. Earl Ridley.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gibson of
Toronto spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Holt.
the pressure or'gover>�
kation the same as'r any
Dav*e{� D.insmore is.,quiclt
out that "the nursing
tress brought a la1 of it ,on
PefOre• 9 there was :a _ .
room for improvement'" ,,
Mr. Dinsmore is pr. os tty`'
his second term as president
Region Five of the Associated
Nursing Homes 'Incorporated
Ontario. Region Five Ulm; in an
area from Goderivb ado to
Bradford, north to Cochralle to
the Manitoba border, MeetaleP
are held monthly throu t the
area,
"The extended care 'program
has encouraged nursinS..honies'to
join the association," MVJ' Dli; *
more said. "Four years ago there
were 105 members", now there,
350 out of a possible 480;° so
association is getting stronger .e l
-'_the time."
The Dinsmores have also noted
a difference in the attitude of the
community towards the nursing
home. For example, when
home first opened, ,par'enta
tended to warn their children not
to go near it, unsure of then' re-
ception, perhaps. Now, however;
Christmas and Hallowe'en are
special occasions for the patients
as well as for neighborhood chil-
dren.
"At Christmas we have carol-
lers by the dozens in °here," Mr$.
Dinsmore said. "it is really
something."
Mr. Dinsmore noted that col'
dren are encouraged to visit` the
home in costume on .HalloWe'en
night. "We have candy to give out
here the same as, at home and
now we must have about 100 chit-
dren' coming in. The patients en-
joy seeing- the costumes:"
"People's concept of •the nurs-
ing home is definitely changing,"
said Jean Dinsmore, "and the
nursing home is becoming more
involved in the Community as
well.
ony w'l
71101: forg5,eirly
Mrs • Jack !eils fl a>nd.ivlrs Jo KJ,hn e s, a canine oElora vis j ' , relatives in
F ordwiela recently:
Mr. and Mrd, Jack.Doig. of
Catharines visited Saturday with
itself, Ross Doig and with Mrs. t !oig at
the nulrsing honxe, Mrs, Doig was
able to go home fora while and
visit with her family.
Mr. and Mrs, Jim Hadley spen_ t
ttlsd; one day last week in Sarnia. ?1
Mrs. Glenn Johnston spent a
couple of days last week with $ .
Mrs . Anson Ruttan at the latter's
cotage at Amberley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted ° Klaassen
visited Sunday with friends in St.
Thomas.
Gary Klaassen and Holger
Espensen spent the weekend at
their homes here.
Miss Margaret Sot,�h.�rn, nurse
in training at Guelph General
Hospital,. spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Sothern.
Mrs. Stanley Bride will be in
Ottawa all this week attending
the board meeting of Federated
Women's Institutes, of Canada.
The Ladies Orange Lodge
entertained Lodges from Harris-
ton, Gorrie, Palmerston and, Ar-
thur on Monday evening in their
. recently -renovated hall.
Arnold Allan of Brampton and
Miss Sharon Allan of Georgetown
were weekend visitors with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Allan.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lepping-
ton of Canarvan spent the week-
end at their home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Halliday of
Concord were recent visitors in
the village..
Mr. and Mrs. John Topham and
Mrs. Ruby Foster attended- the
80th birthday of a cousin �in Kee-
ton on Saturday. Mrs. Mary
Whitely of Scarborough and�Miss
Amy Wallace of Toronto were
Sunday guests at the Topham.
home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Vittie ac-
companied Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Small of Palmerston to Hamilton
e; they visited.W
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red in the former ftemice
aser (the Jun :.
'HOME AWAY FROM (HOME—Still looking very much as it did whenit was a school, the
front of the Fordyvich Village Nursing Home will change this summer when a new en-
trance will be added. (Staff Photo)
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ENJOY MUSIC—Mrs. Bernice Ceaser plays the piano fora group of patients at the Ford
with Village Nursing Home and other staff members. Patients enjoying the music include
Wally Gibson, Mrs. Elizabeth, (Libby) Doig, Mrs. Jennie Moser, Mrs. Margaret -Black,
Mrs..Charl.otte .(Lottie) F?aonnette,' Harry Freeborn and Mrs. Mable Finlay. Staff mem-
bers,'standing," are Mr"s. Marion Bast, Mrs. Be'ssie'Brown, Mrs. Jean Ashley end Mrs.
Jean Dinsmore. Car rides, picnics and visits are arranged for the patients who also see
two films per -week. (Staff Photo)
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BOOKS—Mrs. Carl ( Bessie) Brown works on record
books at the Fordwich Nursing Home, (Staff Photo).
ADMIRE TEA,SERVICE—Mr. and Mrs. David Dinsmore, owners of the Fordwich Vil-
lage. Nursing Home, admire a tea service set which was given to the home -by the Trow-
bridge United Church Women. Other groups have also donated items to the home. (Staff
Photo)
PRVPARE LUNCHES—Mrs. Alberta Ferguson, left, and Mrs. Frances King prepare
luncheon trays for patients at the Fordwich nursing home. (Staff Photo)
MAKING BEDS—Mrs. Marion Bast, Teff, and 'Mrs. Berri -Ice Ceaser make beds in the
Fordwich nursing home. The home, with a capacity of 33, is filled. (Staff Photo)
6,
MAKE STUFFED TOYS—Mrs. Jean Ashley, in charge of the occupational therapy work
at the Fordwich nursing home, instructs two special care patients. Each year the home
holds a bazaar to sell stuffed toys, rugs, mitts, etc. to the public. Proceeds from the bazaar
pay for the materials used in occupational therapy. (Staff Photo)
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