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THE REVIEW 9781-2nd St., Sidney B.C.

There’s an alternative to hospi-
tal and nursing homes — without
any travel time.

————
By VALORIE LENNOX
Review Staff Writer

_It is a patient’s own home;
independent living with the help
of a home support worker.

‘Our philosophy is to allow
people to stay in their own homes
as long as it is safe and practical to
do so,’’ explains Peninsula Com-

munity Association director Barb
Storrier.

follows:
Three Aldermen

signed by the candidate.

8:00 PM.

7:00 P.M.

accordingly.

DISTRICT OF NORTH SAANICH
NOTICE OF ELECTION

’ Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of North Saanich
that | require the presence of the electors at the North Saanich
Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C. on Monday,
October 31, 1988at. 10:00 A.M. to elect persons to represent them as

One School Trustee

_ The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows:
' Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two qualified
electors of the Municipality.
The nomination paper shall be delivered to the Returning
Officer. at any time between the date of this notice and
NOON of the day of nomination (Monday, October 31,
1988). The nomination paper may be in the form porvided in
‘the Municipal Act, and shall state the name, residence and
occupation of the person nominated in.a manner sufficient
‘to identify the candidate. The nomination paper shall be

In the event a poll is necessary, the poll willbe opened at the Holy
Trinity Church Hall, 1319 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C., on |
Saturday, November 19, 1988 between the nours of 8:00 A.M. and | |

An Advance Poll will be opened at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, 1319
-§ © Mills Road,. North Saanich, B.C. on Thursday, November 10, 1988
and Friday, November 18,1988 between the hours of 9: 00 A.M. and

Of which every person is required to take notice and govern himself

: Dated at North Saanich, B.C. this 12th day of October, 1988,

The PCA offers Peninsula

Home Support Services, which
provides help for those with
chronic medical. problems. Home
support. workers offer personal
care, help with houschold chores
and provide companionship.
Those cligible under the long-
term care program may receive a
financial subsidy. Other clients are
referred by the Ministry of Social
Services and Housing, the Insur-
ance Corporation of B.C. and the
Workers Compensation Board, or
by private insurance companies.

(two-year term)
(two-year term)

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- - increased service,”
- derkerkhove.

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The clients may be any age with

problems ranging from chronic .

illness to recovery from an injury,
to dealing with a personal crisis.
The majority of clients, Storricr
said, are older people, many of
whom live alone.

Home care workers provide the
support once given by family.
They do whatever tasks the client
cannot do, including house work

and personal care. They also |

ensure clients are eating property

- and taking medication properly.

‘tA lot of people don’t have the
family support any more. More
women are working, more older
couples are moving out and leav-
ing their support systems behind
them back east and more people
are living longer.”’

Increased life expectancy has
led to an increased number of

people living with chronic disabil- |

itics. People who once died are
surviving but need help to con-
tinue living independently.

In the next 10 years, demand for

home support care is expected to
increase. by 25 per. cent. The
importance of home support is

recognized during Home Support |

Recognition Weck, Oct. 16 to 22.
Home ‘support workers also

offer respite for families caring for —

a chronically ill person. At one
time home support was only avail-

able for those who lived alone, but -

the program now recognizes the

. importance of helping those unde-

rtaking the 24-hour responsibility

_of home care.

The program tries to add to the

quality, as-well as the quantity, of |

life. Clients are encouraged to

- participate in as many activitics as .
possible and to use other com-

munity programs.

_ Silver Threads, for example,
offers organized lunches and -

activitics plus. rides for those

“needing help to reach the centre.

Meals on Wheels, another sup-

. port program, ensures clients -

receive one nutritious meal daily.

‘At one time, Storrier said, an
“elderly person living alone could

die of malnutrition as: the. person

-would stop caring for: him. or.
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may lose their social contacts or
may find themselves without
essential skills.

Men may not know how to cook
and. women may not know how to
drive.

The PCA offers a volunteer

driver program to help. people do

shopping, visit the doctor or hair-

-dresser or go on an outing.

Mt. Newton Centre also offers a
program of personal care and
organized activitics plus a nutri-
tional daily meal.

‘For those recently bereaved,
there is grief counsclling available
through the PCA plus a support
group so individuals are not Icft
alone to despair. Individuals who
have a family member who is

_ dying can also participate in the

group.
Another program, available
only through a doctor’s referral, is

instituti

the Capital Regional ‘District
sponsored Home Care Nursing
Program. This service provides
nursing care for clients of any age
who require | some medical care
while remaining at home. —

Emphasis on early hospital dis-
charge and helping people stay at
home has increased the demand
for in-home care, with nurscs
working in conjunction with
clients, family, doctors and other
home support services.

Information on the home care
nursing program is available from
the Sidney Health Unit.

An important goal of all support
services is to maintain the individ-
ual’s dignity.

‘‘We help people to help them-
selves,’’ Storrier said.

She feels that many who are
now seniors contributed much
during their earlicr years, given

A HELPING HAND from home support worker Karen Adams (right) provides sersonal

care

the options they had, and deserve

'. the best society can provide.

Being older, often alone, and
uncertain about the future takes a
special kind of courage.

‘*Old age is not for sissics. It’s a
very scary thing.’’

There are myths about old age
that need to be dispelled. With
help, people can remain independ-
ent for many years.

‘*‘Just because you’re old
doesn’t mean you have to be sick.
Just because you’re old docsn’t
mean you have to be in a nursing
home.

‘“*There is a place for nursing
homes. But only six per cent of the
elderly population ever end up in
institutions.”’

Home support, she summarizes,

helps keep people at home where
they want to live.

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FIR

Thumbs down from council

didn’t stop them — - they did it
‘themselves,

Turned down by North Saanich

council a year ago when they
applied for a trail giving beach

access from Lands End Road,

residents of the area chipped in

and pitehed in to. build the trait

themselves,

Norman Harms had presented a
30s “signature. petition asking the

“CEDAR

required. 12
“40 three hours long,

‘hy Michalak (ver
ted residents for the Nigh: quality

municipality to construct a trail.
Told there was no money availa- —
ble for the project, he came back

_-with a list of 20 volunicers willing
10 contribute. to constructing a -

trail...
Council then approved the pro-

- ject, to be built on a municipally
Owned road right-of-way.

Door to door canvassing, organe

ized by Judy Carey, raised. about

$550 for the project while Norman

Harms co-ordinated work bees: ~ ;
construct the 350-foot trail

~The wood chip path was con-

. $tructed. on the 40-foot right-of

way once earmarked for King:

. fisher Road, Residents adopted the
mune, dubbing the beach. ACCESS

Kingfisher Path,
The first work bees started in:

~ January this year, About 15 voluns
teers worked on the trail, clearing

bush, laying ‘the bark mulch and
building steps from the road to the

start of the path and frony the end fi
~of the path down to the shore.

“Bach step was done in consulta-

-Hion with North Saanich municipal

staff, Harms praised residents,
Mayor Linda Michalak and enpie
neer- Ipor Zahynacs, for their sup:

oe von of the praject,

The Completed: path winds.

around Darge: trees to reach: the mi
“beach. Ferns-and! small trees
“removed while the path was’ ill,
» Were: replanted on the borders, wt mn
~ the trail ".

Tarms. said construction
work Anes, gach wo

The trai) was officially “opened

Qh preatcinl

of ‘the completed projec I

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