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4 9 |Thursday November 23, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER |www.insidehalton.com Health by David Lea O akville Beaver S ta ff "Connected to y o u r Com m unity " Flynn unveils provincial action plan for seniors The Province has launched a new plan aimed at increasing the community supports available to Ontario' s growing seniors population. Oakville MPP and Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn unveiled Aging with Confidence: Ontario' s Action Plan for Seniors during a visit to Kerr Street' s Oakville Senior Citizens' Recreation Centre on Thursday Nov 9. The plan is intended to empower people to make the choices that are right for them when it comes to their care, their independence and how they access government services. "Seniors in Oakville want to know that the Province is there for them, to provide supports and services that meet their needs," said Flynn in a press release. "Ontario' s new plan is the best road map for making sure that seniors are well supported at all stages of their lives. I'm proud of this investment and what it will mean for Oakville. " The number of seniors in Ontario is forecast to double to 4.6 million within the next 25 recreational and volunteer activities. The plan offers: · A one-stop website (Ontario. ca/AgingWell) where seniors- about 70 per cent of whom go online every day- can find information about tax credits, drug coverage, powers of attorney, recreation programs and more. People can also get this information by phone at 1-888 910-1999 or by calling 211, which offers information 2 4 hours a day in more than 150 languages · An annual high-dose influenza vaccine, targeted to protect seniors, will be available free of charge as part of the Ontario Universal Influenza Immunization Program. Beginning in the 2018-2019 flu season, Ontario will invest $ 1 7 million per year into this program · Support for "naturally occurring" retirement communities by investing more Ontario Labour Minister and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn than $15 million over two years in places like apartment buildings or housing developments years. where many seniors already live close to one The Aging with Confidence plan focuses another. The Province will work with Local on areas that seniors say they care about most, Flealth Integration Networks (LFlINs) to including living independendy for as long as support seniors who live near each other by possible and staying connected through social, providing more on-site services to meet seniors' needs. · More volunteering opportunities connecting seniors and youth, fostering learning and mentorship while reducing older people' s risk of social isolation · 5,000 new long-term-care (LTC) beds over the next four years and 15 million more hours of nursing, personal support and therapeutic care annually for residents in LTC homes, as well as a 10-year plan to create more than 30,000 new beds over the next decade, working with the long-term care sector. "After a lifetime of working hard and building Ontario up to the thriving society it is today, we owe it to Ontario seniors to support healthy aging and ensure they enjoy a high quality of life," said Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins. "By investing in health care services and supports that ensure seniors stay independent, healthy and active, all of Ontario will continue to benefit from the tremendous knowledge, compassion and experience that seniors have to share." OTMH raising $ 1 .6 M to target wom en's health care needs O ften women don't put their health first so the Oakville Hospital Foun dation (OTMH) is doing something about it. The Foundation has launched a $ 1 .6 mil lion women' s health initiative focused on raising funds for OTMH to meet women' s specialized health needs throughout their lives. Today, more people -- particularly wom en -- are living longer but with one or more chronic conditions like diabetes, heart dis ease and osteoporosis or diseases that were once considered fatal such as cancer. W omen also suffer from mental health is sues such as depression and anxiety disorders more than men. By improving access and ex panding programs, OTMH can care for more women closer to home. Oakville Hospital Foundation hopes to reach the $ 1 .6 fundraising million goal for women' s health programs at OTMH by Thursday, March 8 -- International W omen' s Day. To inspire the community to support this initiative, June and Ian Cockwell, together with Amarna, will generously match all do nations up to $150,000. "We are grateful to June and Ian for this generous match gift," said Mary McPherson, CEO of the Oakville Hospital Foundation. "We hope the community will help OTMH caregivers help women as keeping women healthy is essential to supporting overall health in our community." 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