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Wednesday November 20 the HERALD Seniors Page 0n1EUVERY MEALS ON WHEELS On delivery Taking a break from wheeling meals In Acton are back left to right Sabrina Michelle Smith Karen and front left to right Jennifer MacNaughton and Katie White who are members of the Ospringe Girl Guides The entire Guide group was out meeting seniors and delivering meals for Acton social Services Meals on Wheels Friday as part of a service Herald Photo Important seniors forums scheduled THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills Ho I ton Hills Drive PO Box HILLS Georgetown Ontario L7G5G2 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF TODD RD MOUNTAINVIEW RD TO CNR SPUR LINE The Town of Halton Hills invites you to attend a Public Infor mation Centre to view the preliminary Design Proposal for the reconstruction of the abovenamed section of road The Public Information Centre will be held as follows DATE Wednesday December 1991 TIME pm to pm and pm to pm PUCE Town of Hills Civic Centre Committee Room 1 Halton Hills Georgetown This Public Information Centre will be an informal meeting where plans showing the preliminary design will be avail able for viewing by area residents and other interested parties Town of Hills staff will be available to discuss the project The public are encouraged to attend the centre to review the design and provide comments The project is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment Process for Municipal Road Projects Inquiries on the project may be addressed to Mr R A Goddard CET Town of Hills Halton Hills Drive Hills Ontario L7G 5G2 Telephone 8732600 extension The question is often asked what are the major needs of Halton Hills seniors and what can be done about them Recreation centres in Acton and Georgetown are long over due Difficulty in finding transportation to shop or visit friends keeps many at home for long lonely hours Housing is a problem for others especially when increasing frailty makes upkeep of a house or apartment difficult And how does one find help in order to stay at home What happens when one is caring for a frail relative with few breaks in a 24hour day days a week struggle How can seniors cope with all the losses that come with aging and still remain in reasonably good health most of the time These questions will be ad dressed at two important Com munity Forums held in Georgetown and Acton on November and respectively The discussions will focus on seniors recreation centres in both communities a range of affordable housing choices with builtin support systems improved transportation improved services to assist those who are struggling to re main safely at home The Advisory Committee of the Seniors Study currently under way at Georgetown and District Seniors health program Seniors who have diabetes and must inject insulin daily to main tain health and life are to receive help paying for needles and syr inges Health Minister Frances has announced Tfie million program will provide an annual grant of to 15500 seniors with diabetes The grant is approximately per cent of the cost to the average in sulin user of buying needles and syringes Insulin has been provid ed free to seniors through the On tario Drug Benefit Program since 1975 Insulin can only be taken by injection Those who need it face death or serious il lness if they do not take it Ms Lankin noted that it is 70 years since Canadians Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin The Insulin Syringes for Seniors Program will resohe a longstanding inequity for those and over with diabetes in this pro vince This program recognizes not only the need for accessibility to essential therapy but also the significant individual contribu tion made by seniors who have managed their health with diabetes through a disciplined adherence to a diabetic regime Ms said She added that seniors are a group at high risk for complications and illness arising from the disease and they are also among those least likely to have private insurance plans covering needles and Ms thanked the Cana dian Diabetes Association Ontario Division and its branches for their continuing role in diabetes awareness and their particular concern for this issue Starting this week seniors with diabetes may obtain application forms for this program and a factsheet describing this and other diabetes programs through their local CD A offices or they may call the Assistive Devices Programs Toronto office Anyone living in Ontario and holding an Ontario Health 65 card may apply Eligible applicants will receive applications by mail each year after they receive their first grant Les of the Georgetown Seniors Association The commit tee is emphatic there have been enough studies- it is time for ac tion Community reaction in volvement and support are crucial A good turnout at these Community Forums will indicate interest in making seniors ser vices m Georgetown and Acton first class The needs of the adult disabled are the subject of a separate study which will be completed in the spring of 1992 It is hoped that the results from both of these studies will be coordinated to make the best use of resources available It is always important to plant community resources wisely it is even more critical when money is scarce Fortunately the most economical solutions are sometimes the best It is possible for example that a seniors recreation centre in Georgetown could be housed in a Community Resources Centre and that an organization similar to ASSIC Acton Social Services and Information Centre could be developed in Georgetown to deal with a broad range of needs and a similar associa tion in the Georgetown centre could even share resources and collaborate in planning The provincial government is currently planning for changes in Long Term Care throughout the province in response to a number of factors Increase in seniors population Demand for community care options Poor coordination of services Increasing costs To address these factors the governments priorities for Long Term Care include a shift from nursing home to creative communitybased care more community support pro grams improved access to services The timing of the Halton Hills Seniors Study is therefore very opportune We could even be in the forefront of these coming changes Recently a seniors let ter to the editor clearly pointed out the deficiencies in our com munity compared to others in Changes are long over due to correct those deficiencies Plan to attend the Community Forums to help the Seniors Study Advisory Committee choose THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills Halton Hills Drive PO Box HALTON HILLS Georgetown Ontario 17G 5G2 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF CONFEDERATION STREET KAREN DRIVE TO WILD WOOD ROAD The Town of Halton Hills invites you to attend a Public Infor mation Centre to view the preliminary design proposal for the reconstruction of the abovenamed section of road The Public Information Centre will be held as fellows Date Thursday December Time 300 pm to pm and pm to 800 pm PLACE Town of Hills Civic Centre Committee Room 1 Halton Hills Drive Georgetown This Public Information Centre will be an informal meeting where plans showing the preliminary design will be avail able for viewing by area residents and other interested parties Town of Halton Hills staff will be available to discuss the project The public are encouraged to attend the centre to review the design and provide comments The project is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment Process for Municipal Road Projects Inquiries on the project may be addressed to Mr R A Goddard Town of Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive Halton Hills Ontario I7G 5G2 Telephone 8732600 extension GLEN WILLIAMS ROJECi