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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