A10- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 19, 2003

NHA urges anxious seniors to
keep open mind to changes

Future of care shifting from Terraceview Lodge to home or alternatives

By ROD LINK
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
expect to spend up to
$800,000 a year on more
community -and home-
based care for senior citi-
zens by closing 25: beds at

Terraceview Lodge: over -

time.

niors and others to be pa-
tient and to have Faith in
the planned three-year
shift away from instilulion-

al to communily. and

home-based care,

Northern Health Author-
ity official Tim Rowe ack-
nowledged that seniors and
others are uneasy and wor-
ried aboul the plan to cut
25. beds from: Terrace-

complement.

“But we're trying to be
very open in the commun-
ity and-to have an ongoing
dialogue,” he said.

Rowe, who. speaks to
seniors, constantly,» say
they all want to remain in

their own homes: for as.

And they're > aaking sé “Jong as possible.”

The more communily
and home services that are
provided, the less institu-
tional beds will be re-

“quired, he added. -

Fuelling public meet-

‘ings and criticism here are

reports of bed closures al-
ready underway. at Tetra-
ceview-ala time when
people who need care can-

hol get a bed,

Rowe said Terraceview

view’s cutrent -75-bed

City to host northern towns

TERRACE will play host to the North Central Municipal
Association in 2005.

The annual conference brings together city council-
lors and officials from across the north to lobby as one
voice.

The event is tentatively set for May 5-7, 2005.

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has closed two intermedi-
ate care beds recently
after they became vacant.

But they aren't being
pulled from service and
have instead been conver-
ted temporarily for respite

‘care, offering short term

relief for seniors who still

“dive at-home or for family~ —

or friends who take care of
seniors at home.

‘That brings to three the
number of respite care
beds now at Terraceview.

Rowe did say this will
eventually stop as other
types of respite care is of-
fered.

“This will continue but
there will be a stop to it
and nobody's too sure
that’s going to
happen,” he said.

‘The long term plan is to
have one respite care bed
at Terraceview, but thal
number could ‘rise given

when

demand and other circum-
stances, he added.

Some of the anticipated
$800,000 in savings from
closing beds at Terrace-
view will stay there as it
becomes a facility only for

be very open in the
community and to
have an ongoing
dialogue.”

those who need a very
high level of care.

But some of it will alsa
go to items such as the
planned expansion of the

local adult activity centre —

to five days a week. from
the current three, said
Rowe.

“We're also opening a
new: adult day centre in

“We're trying to-

Kitimat in December,” he .-

said.

There are also plans to
boost the level of services
now at the 21-bed McCon-

-nell Estate which is adja-

cent to Terraceview
Lodge. It is meant for
people who while they can
live alone, do
some assistance.

As well, there are plans

-to add five more indepen-

dent living spaces some-
where else in the com-
munity.

Rowe said the shift
away from placing people
in care facilities is not
new and is happening
elsewhere in the province
and in the country.

He did say it is difficult
to show people how, as

beds are cut,. they are ~

being replaced by com-
munity and home care ser-
vices. ;

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