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“My view, you know, is that the
ultimate view of nursing is the
nursing of the sick in their own
homes, | look to the abolition of
all hospitals and workhouse infir-
maries, But no use to talk about
the year 2000.""

-Florence Nightingale, 1867

By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

OLD FLORENCE was probably
one of the first people to talk
about ‘‘the new directions in
health care’ that health officials
are trying to implement now and
that probably won’t be apparent
to most people until the year 2000.

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to see if the famous, nurse also
talked about any lottery numbers
that might be ‘“‘hapscning”’ in the
year 2000, it should be noted that
there is a North Shore agency a
little ahead of its time in moving
towards de-institutionalizing
health care.

Ms. Nightingale would probably
be pleased to know that the North
Shore Home Support Services
Society (NSHSS) has been
delivering nursing services to resi-
dential homes for 30 years.

Early this year, the Adult Day
Program held at the Margaret
Fulton Centre, 1044 St. Georges
Ave., became part of eight
NSHSS programs.

The program provides clients
with a quality day of social and
health activities and allows home
caregivers a break from their
duties, said program director Fran
Pattisen.

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REV. DR. John Sorochan gives his best flick during a recent game of krokinole with Jane Findlay
(centre) and Helen Kloepfer at the Margaret Fulton Centre.

“We do a lot of work with
caregivers too. In supporting
them,’ we give them information.

We tisten to them. And we wilt be

as accommodating as we can to
take their family member on extra
days if they need an extra break,’'
said Pattison.

Most of the 60 clients in the
Adult Day Program are older than

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age 65. They live throughout the
North Shore,

The program accommodates
people with Alzheimer’s disease,
but the program can also accom-
modate people with other
challenges such as Parkinson’s
disease and frail health.

(About half the people in the
Adult Day Program have

Alzheimer’s disease.)

But Pattison said that many of
the program's clients live on their
own and don’t have caregivers.

The program is available five
days a week from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Each day approximately
20 clients take part in recre-
ational, social and therapeutic ac-
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vided.

Referrals to the program go
through North Shore Health.

The provincial health ministry
pays for the Adult Day Program.
Some municipal funding is also
provided.

Pattison said the program has a
waiting list,

The Adult Day Program was
originally started 20 years ago by
Margarct Fulton, who was .a
deacon in the United Church.

Other services NSHSS provides
include:
® Homemaker Program:
Assistance for seniors, physically
disabled adults and families in
crisis situations involving house-
hold maintenance and personal
care needs,

@ Respite Service: Companion-
ship is provided through regular
visits to clients who cannot be left
unattended.
© The North Shore Diners Club:
Seniors are offered a hot,
nutritious meal two to four even-
ings a week in a social setting in-
volving 20 to 30 people.
@ Home Emergency Response
System: Clients are provided with
a pendant transmitter that can be
worn around the neck or clipped
to a belt. When the pendants are
pressed, clients have voice contact
with NSHSS staff who may call
for emergency help.
@ Home Nursing Services: A pro-
gram designed for clients who re-
quire 24-hour nursing care. The
majority of requests for this ser-
vice are associated with people
who are terminally ill and want to
remain in their homes.

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