HOUSING 150 SENIORS
Lodge meets needs of aging

By CAROLINE JACKSON

ONLY FIVE MONTHS old,
Cedarview Lodge in Lynn
Valley, is already filled to
capacity with 150 senior
residents. Opened by Premier
W.R. Bennett in March, it is
the largest and most advanc-
ed intermediate care facility
in the province.

Originally, it was the
brainchild of several North
Shore organizations - the
Kiwanis Club, the Royal
Canadian Legion, the Army,
Navy and Air Force

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United Church and W. Van
Rotary Club. They are
responsible for initiating
needs surveys and studies
before approaching the
federal and provincial
governments for funding.
Lodge Administrator,
Cecil Scott is really pleased
with the way things are go-
ing: ‘‘I believe in encouraging
residents to be as indepen-
dent as possible. Life in here
should parallel as much as
possible that at home. Our
emphasis is on the psycho-
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‘*Most people can manage
to function here with just an
average of 45 minutes per day
of personal individual atten-
tion. This may take the form
of supervising the admini-
stration of medication for a
diabetic or help with a bath.
A few residents, however,
suffer from premature senili-
ty and need more care. We
have three shifts a day with
team leaders and = coor-

dinators and there is always a
minimum of one R.N. per
shift. With this kind of struc-
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third of an acute care
hospital and when we first
opened, we freed 15 beds
from Lions Gate.

‘‘At present: we have 80
full-tsme employees and 20
part-time staff. They were all
hand picked and we hired
quite a few long term care
students from Capilano
College.’’

The lodge is a bright airy
place and a far cry from the
old institutional look. Staff
members do not wear
uniforms and impart a true
feeling of caring towards the
residents. A tuck shop which
is popular with the students
of adjacent Eastview Elemen-
tary School is run by the
residents as is their own
hbrary. All rooms are private
and most residents come and
go as they please whether
be 10 shop, to work or to go
away on vacation with their
family. Recreational ac-
tivities include everything
from indoor darts to outdoor
horse-shoes.

While the waiting list for
acceptance into the Lodge ts
three and a half years, Scott
maintains this is not a true
Picture as the waiting penod
can be changed according to
needs. Applications can be
made through the Long Term
Care Office at the North
Shore Health Unit. In event
of such a request, a member
of the health team visits with
the potennal resident and
relatives in order that an
assessment can be made.

IN THE RON AN-
DREWS fitness centre,
Glen Orris lifts weights as
part of his fitness pro-
gram. The North Van
Recreation Commission
offers dozens of fitness
classes, as weil as their
regular swimming and
health club facilities. Call
929-7314 for more infor-
mation about Ron An-
drews Pool.

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