In. spite of the current

wave of “health care cut-.

backs,”” North Shore
residents are blessed with an
excellent § physiotherapy
program. This service is part.
of the. North Shore..Union.
Board of Health’s Home
Care. division. Its main
objective is to provide an
experienced professional
service to residents from

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C3 - Sunday, October 10, 1982 - North Shore News

CONGRATULATIONS
Alisha Goumain who
celebrated her 100th
birthday on Saturday. Mrs.
>Goumain has lived on the
North Shore since 1918. She
_holds a congratulations card
from the Prime Minister.
(Terry Peters photo)

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_who.cannot:travel to physio-
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‘their physical disability. .

A person who has suffered’
an injury or a debilitating
disease is frequently sent
home from hospital after the
acute phase is over, only to
find that. the stairs or the
bathroom. are just = un-
manageable or unsafe in. the

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of West Vancouver. Regular home visits are part of the
North Shore Health Unit's home care division.

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Patients are referred to
the Home Care office at 986-
7111 by physicians or family
members. The  physio-
therapy department also
works in close association
with other local community
groups, particularly Home
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implementation of hospital
cutbacks, setting up traction
in the home is at the moment
becoming a frequent
procedure as this releases
acute care beds in hospital

for more immediate
emergencies.
The supervised home

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example of an alternative to
hospital treatment that has
been remarkably successful
in terms of financial savings
as well as paticnt recovery.
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