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The Huron Expositor, 1987-12-23, Page 66 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER/23 0*:-) e.5 • '0\ 7.-17N liappiest greetings of the season to c%coonv-!..We.enjoyed-seeving you• this )ear and hope He ma) he of help to )0u again in the future! The Management and Staff at McLAUGHLIN CHEV-OLDS LTD. Seaforth 527-1140 44146e; '7'2\ ar MEIN 1 °87 McMaster Sienion • INSURANCE NA BROKERS INC. ,Ar Auto • Home • Farm Branch Manager BILL (WM.) SIEMON COMMERCIAL & LIFE INSURANCE P.O. Box 488 Call Collect 68 °merle 89., , Ns. 348.9150 MITCHELL Ont. 348.9817 BERGSales - 'Service ° Installation Free Estimates • Barn'Cleaners • Stabling • Bunk Feeders Donald G. Ives R.R. 2 Blyth Brussels 887-9024 BACH.ERT MEATS Call us for your custom slatightering needs SLAUGHTER•DAY TUESDAY 'For your freezer, sides of Beef, Pok LaMb or VeI Smoked Pork Chops,,.' 'Great for the B.B.Q. • All meal Gov'f. Inspected 1 mile east of Walton 887-9328 - One stop access promo piloted in Huron By Shelley McPhee Hoist CLINTON A central information centre, providing senior citizens and the disabled with aSsistance inhealth and social services is the aim of a pilot project being under-. taken in Huron County, One Stop Access is the name of the in- novative new concept; and Huron County is one of three regions in Ontario where this new government service is being -launched. A .public meeting was held in Clinton on October 29 to discuss the broad scope of this prograni. One Stop Access is an inter -ministerial ef- fort being • jointly co-ordinated by the Ministry of Community and Social Affairs, the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs and the Office for the Disabled. The aim of the pro- gram is to provide easier accessibility of community health and social' services to senior citizens and disabled adults. • One Stop Access will provide a single point pf referral and information to those who are seeking out services. It will work to co-ordinate the variety of services now be- ing offered in the county and will improve the accessibility and delivery of the services through the One Stpp Access approach. In Huron Count such services as the Home Care progr m Meals on Wheels, Home Support, Integnted Homemakers, VON, adrift day centres, day hospital, geriatric clinics; rehabilitation programs and self-help groups will be included in the initial prograrn. Themechanics of the One Stop Access workings will be determined by the com- munity study. However it appears that the basic plan calls for a central office, whereby (central) office or it may have case/ people may telephone and obtain informa- workers working o u t of 0 e far al tion regarding personal health and personal municipalities." • • needs.. Case workers at One Stop Access will Government guidelines regarding the work with each client to determine what ser- establishment of the access programs in On - vices may bestsuit their needs. tario have been given a broad scope of • Mary Sylver of the Office of Senior Affairs development in an effort to successfully explained, "One Stop Access will work to facilitate programs in various regions. eliminate the frustration that people feel Huron County is One of three areas where who are trying to get services. The initial the programs are now being developed, the call should be their last. Case managers will handle the information frem there." -1 District of Cochrane and , the Regional Municipality of Waterloo being the other One Stop Access aims to assist the elderly two. to live independently in a community and to . .provide community services to them, be it " "What might be applicable for Cochrane nursing care or housekeeping assistance, and Timmins may not work here," Dr. The program will also work to effectively Bokhout explained. - deliver services to people, to make max- . The program will be administered by the imum use of the services and to make peo- local authority and will, work in conjunction ple aware of the assistance programs that with a local consumer advisory committee 'are available in Huron County. • that will include representation from the Betty Cardno noted, "The people in the seniors' community and the various service community have a hard time determining • organizations that are included in the plan. cost -and "th-eir eligibility: Oris stor-Xed-e§S--itiating-the-program-althoughLit-has-yet-to----- The Huron County Board of Health is in - what services are avallable, how much they for Huron County said that the board of health had no preconceived ideas about the specific mechanics of the program. He sug- gested, "We're trying to figure out what is best for the county. We want you to tell us. Research will tell us what the location and what type of model is best. It may have one ' will help work through this." be determined if this body will carry out the "To get into One Stop Access you won't actual administration. The research study need a physician referral," Mary ,Slyver will determine the preferred administration added. • process to be used. One Stop Access will only be a telephone It call away. From that point, people will be• will cost some $10,000 to $20,000 to develop the model for the One Stop Access in . directed to the services that will best meet Huron County. Funding to administer the their needs. It will basically work as a project will be available from government resources centre, networking the various sources. health and community services that are Some concerns at the public meeting focused on the financial aspects of the pro- gram, in particular where the funding would , come from and hqw much the program will cost to run. Dr.-Bokhout said that the study will deter- mine funding specifics. He said that in spite of the money it will take to set up the pro- gram, he anticipates that the long term cost available in Huron County. The specifics of the program will be developed through a study team that has • been commissioned from the University of ° Guelph. This independent study team, in- cluding Dr. Anne Martin Andrews, Brenda Fraser and Dr. Anthony Fuller have been hired by the Huron County Board of Health to carry out a public consultation program. savings will be worthwlule. Their research will become the model of "One Stop Access is designed to be effi- cient and to avoid the duplication of ser- vices," he noted. Mary Sylver further noted that the pro- gram aimes to allow senior citizens to live independently, whereby reducing the need for hospital care or homes for the aged accommodation. "In the long run this program will minimize the need to build more, seniors' housing," she suggested. Dr. Bokhout noted, "One Stop Access is - not bricks and mortar. It uses human resources." In the true holiday tradition may the old, but ever new spirit of Christmas bless you and yours with happiness. The Staff and Management Est e r yit • • A' Y. • st••••.:•••v2 .:%4?;A^"'"c:' As..; • ''•." One Stop Access in -Huron County. The plan, to be presented to the health board in January, will determine how specific needs in Huron County can best be met by One Stop Access and how the pro- gram should operate. • Brenda Fraser will be working out of headquarters in Clinton over the next few months to gather information and specifics regarding the model for One Stop Access. When asked if the One Stop Access head- quarters would be located in Clinton, Dr. Maarten Bokhout, Medical unglth •01=•1=•••••4 it" Enjoy the Holiday Spirit A very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year from all of us at Memer Contracting. A special thanks to our many friends and customers who have made this year a real success. 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