NEWS ptrsto Terry Peters

DIANE ‘Aceman (lett) and Donna Plafsky stand beside plaques unvelied during the recent opening of a $7. 5.
~aitlicn ‘wing at West Van's  ingiewood Care Centre. ;

$75 million for
WV multi- level
care operation

BY ANMA MARIE D’ANGELO

“Ae $7.3 million
Inglewood Care Centre in West
“Vancouver was officially, opened
last month.

Inglewood i isa 231-bed private hospi-

tal and intermediate care lodge. *. .:

“4 Inglewood . residents
: seniors. The residents « are unable to live in

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their own homes, Some have memory
loss problems, others tive with physical
disabilities caused by conditions such as
strokes.

Said Inglewood Care Centre manager
“We are here to provide ser-
vice for the community.”

The old private hospital was torn down
and a “multi-level care” centre built.

The construction was privately fund-
ed. Inglewood's operating funds come
from the Health Ministry.

The new. special care unit

therapy treatments.

_ There is also space for enhanced recre-
ational therapy hae

‘Inglewood: has

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space for physiotherapy and occupation

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700-block of Inglewood Avenue. since | .
1963. The lodge was added in 1972 and |

the manor building was built in 1987.
' According to North Shore Health,
there is an one-month to 15- month wait-

ling period before a person can be placed.
~ in any long-term care facility on the North « §
/ Shore.

_North Shore Health must assess peo-
ple before they are placed on waiting lists.

There are seven long-term care facili-
ties on the North Shore plus Evergreen
House at Lions Gate tlospital.

A North Shore Health spokesman said
that staff look at othér options before peo-
ple are placed-on_ waiting lists-for long-
term care facilities.

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