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New program
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healing at home

A LOCAL, non-profit home support organization has ini-
tiated a new nursing program that offers in-home care to
individuals recovering from ifIness or injury and to patients
in need of palliative care.
Working from the premise that By MICHAEL BECKER
there really is no place like home, News Reporter
the North Shere Home Support
Service Society’s in-home nursing © terminally ill with cancer. After the
program currently draws on a base woman was in Lions Gate Hospital
of eight RNABC-registered nurses, for some time, she requested that
who are available on short notice her doctor let her return home to
and provide around the clock care die. The hospital coordinated the
as needed. discharge and the society supplied
Said Barbara Miller, executive in-home nursing. The woman
director of the home support ser- spent her last three days at home
vices, ‘‘We are starting to see more and died in her own bed.
and more people being cared for in Said Miller, ‘‘If we follow the
their own homes — even in situa- trends that are occurring in the
tions where there is serious illness. States, we can expect to see a move
Hospitals are a great place to be if away from routine care occurring
you require surgery, or direct med- in hospitals. Technology is chang-
ical attention. However, in addi- ing the ability of the home to be a
tion to this being a costly form of suitable place for care, providing
care, we are also realizing that the skilled nursing expertise is
people recover much better in the there. Patients are being looked
familiar surrounding of their own after on respirators, ventilators,
home. Not only do they recuperate I.V. and medication pumps.”’
faster, but they are happier too.”’ There is a direct cost to the
The program, which started in client when using the service, but
mid-November, serves an area en- Byrne said some insurance policies
compassing Deep Cove to Lions cover such care.
Bay and Bowen Island. The society provides a range of
Said service coordinator Pat services, including homemaker
Byme of the program’s origins, services, respite care, meal pro-
“We had a lot of requests fromthe grams and a home emergency
community and oftentimes from response system. In many cases
the hospital, especially for termi- program subsidies are provided by
nally ill people. Many of them the Ministry of Health, the

want to be at home and occa- Ministry of Social Services and ; NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy
sionally there are times when a Housing and insurance policies. THE NORTH Shox: Home Support Services Society is offering a new in-home nursing service. A local patient
nurse is needed.’’ For more information call the (left) using the service is pictured at her home with Registered Nurse Pat Gebbie and service coordinator Pat

For example, the society recently society in North Vancouver at Byrne. The society’: program offers support to people who are recovering from iliness and accidents, or are
provided care to a patient who was 984-9511. simply in need of patiiative care.

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