August 23, 1981

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At the present time, about fifty acute care beds
in Lions Gate Hospital are being taken up by long
stay patients who no longer require intensive

hospital care.

They remain in acute care

because there are no
relatives or frends able to
care for them at home and
waiting lists for local care
homes are lengthy

These patient. can ono

longer manage in thei own

homes because they need
supervision
Although

actual care may be minimal

them needs for
they deo require Uhe security

of a warm supportive oon

vironment

SUCCESS
W hat about

Stall

can be done

thas growing problem’

in the departments of the
North Shore bk cong Term
Care offtec and the Soe tal

Work Staff at Lions Gate
Hospital say that) one
solubion ts to adopt a scheme
that has had considerable
success ino other parts of
North America

(00D HEALTH

[hey are

looking = for
individuals oor
famihes who feel they could
provide a place in ther own

homes for

prospective

this type oof
a foster family care

A toster family care

patient
home

home can provide ao owatm

secure outmosphere for oa
petson often elderly whe
needs some cure and
guidance following an

ness

The prospective care iver

“FOSTER PERSON” Evelyn Kozak relaxes with the Hubers and Irish houseguest Mary Prendergast at the Hubers’

Horseshoe Bay home. Evelyn has been staying with the Hubers for six years. From left to right: Herbert Huber,
Evelyn Kozak, Mary Prendergast and Agneta Huber. (Eric Eggertson photo)

Innovative caring concept

‘Foster seniors’

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should be able to provide a
positive environment that 1s
physically safe, should be in
good health, and should take
a real interest in making the
patient a part of the family.
The goal of the family care
home is to help the in
dividual to funcbon as well
as possible
Eaperience
indicates

clsewhere
not only the
patients benefit: greatly but
also the care giving families
have found this to be a very
rewarding capenence

UNSATISFACTORY

The Long Perm Care stall
the Social Work Staff in

Hospital and other

com
munity Support services are
readily avatlable foos

assistance Adequate

Tomuncrahion for service as

provided

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Local staff feel this is a
positive option to the
sometimes unsatisfactory
route of the patient: from
hospital to nursing home

p

They believe there are
people mm our) community
who have the interest, ¢x-

pernence and space in their
homes to provide a caring
home

This could be
provided on cither a short or
Jong term basis Short term
placement could be for those
being cared for at home but

care

whose families require a
“holiday” break

tf you are interested in
finding oul omore about
family Care Homes please
contact the North Shore

Lonp berm Care Office U6
‘Tht & OO a om SOO) pom
Monday to bray ask for
bamoly © are Homes

Riot -over underwear

: Sao. Paulo, Brazil (UPI) --

. Police reinforcements had to

be called in to control some
3,000 men and boys who
stopped to watch the filming
of a lingerie commercial in
the center of the city.
Seven models aged 17 to
25 and weating only bras,
panties and boots _par-
ticipated in the filming on a

“busy sidewalk.

The crowd cheeréd and
shouted and had to be held

back by the police.
Ana Maria Marcondes,
the advertising agency

executive responsible for the
filming, called it a success
but said she was surprised
that “some-of-the spectators
dared to > touch the models”.

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