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Long-term care reform met wit By Oksana Buhel Halton Hills residents greeted proposed reforms planned for long-term care in Ontario with skepticism — either in their effectiveness or the proposed date of their implementation. Jane Sanders, assistant executive director of the Halton District Health Council’s long-term care committee (LTCC), addressed approximately 35, people Tuesday afternoon at the Halton Hills Cultural Centre and outlined a series of potential reforms to be implemented in 1995. The main proposition was the amalgamation of volunteer eand medical services — a “one-stop shopping” net- work for seniors and dis- abled people. At the start of the address, entitled “Partnerships in LTC (Long-Term Care): A New Way to Plan, Manage and Deliver Services and Support,” Sanders admitted the 26-member committee has been assigned a “daunt- ing task” of preparing the proposal. She added, how- ever, the committee has not yet determined which model of long-term health care would best serve the citi- The reforms will be designed for those people who need a degree of help put do not need to be insti- tutionalized. “We want something that’s consumer-driven and community based,” Sanders pointed out. “We're not really looking at institu- tions.” One concept studied by the LTCC was integrated care. Integrated homemak- ers, trained to provide a moderate amount of med- ical care, would visit clients and help them with daily Fy sks. Isabel Brown, a nurse working in Georgetown, pointed out potential dan- ers involving inadequate medical training for the homemakers. “It’s too dan- gerous to train homemakers in complex procedures,” Brown insisted, refetring specifically to suctioning and intravenous operation. She added each medical case is specific and what may work for one client may not be appropriate for og Sanders listed supportive housing as another issue studied by the LTCC. (Halton Hills is one of 16 communities which does not have supportive hous- ing). A number of those in attendance were concerned that seniors and disabled people would have to pay A 62-year-old Georgetown man was charged with It after punching his 29- in the eye dur- argument Dec. 3 at their Main St. residence. The younger man suffered a black eye and abrasions to Assault charge laid to-steal a blue. pickup last Sunday. morning. at 2:30.a.m. from a Peel St. residence in Acton, were scared off by a passerby. Police are looking for two male youths, both white, one wearing a hooded “Bulls” jacket and the other was wearing a jean jacket. alton Hills This Week Classifieds... Get Results GEORGETOWN 4 for services through their pension, but Sanders said funds which had previously been set aside for health care would now be given to the clients to use at their discretion. ? Enhancement of short- term care and facilities was another topic explored by TCC. There was uneasiness when Sanders admitted the possibility of regional inter- action, or “cross-boundary planning,” was being con- sidered. Anxieties included the possibility of hindered efficiency and complication of the future budget. Halton Hills residents even antici- pated problems within the Region, between northern and southern municipalities. They insisted if cross- boundary planning becomes a reality, or if a multi-ser- vice agency (MSA) is locat- ed in the southern munici- h skepticism Halton Hil Ig This Week, Saturday December 1111993 — Page:3’ palities, another MSA, or a satellite, should be located in Halton Hills. 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