A2- The Terrace Standard, Weed, March 17, 2008

Kitimat is not the right piace
for Terrace man, -

EVERY COUPLE of weeks Conceicao Trigo gels on the
phone and calls Terraceview Lodge: .,

She ‘asks’ the extended and. intermediate’ care é facility
if there is a. bed for-her husband, Francisco, a

Each time she.i is: told.* “not yet" foe pa

It's an ‘established. ‘routine :for Trigo, -ever’ since: her

“husband .was-transferred-out of ‘Mills ‘Memorial Hopital”
_ last. year to. the extended fare wing at the Kitimat hospi-

tal.

‘Hit by: acar'in a crosswalk’ i in 1986, Francisco Trizo’ ae
physical and.-mentat: health’ has: detefiorated to the point -
his wife and- her mother, Ol, can’ no: longer take care of. a

him:i in their? Terrace: home.,

Trigo: “wants nothing more than ‘10°: have: her: husband 7
live at Tetraceview! sO she: ‘can visit: ‘him’ “daily and attend a

to his necds,

“This is ‘what they: told me in Kitimat ‘to ‘do! ‘s gays
‘Trigo of her phone calls.: “They told. me to phone them :

and bug them, So this i is ‘what Tive been doing.”.

Trigo’s other: established routine. i8 -lo:have a family ,
member drive: up from. Kitimat each’ Thursday . night: (she: S
doesn't. drive): and’ take her. back ‘down. ‘She then: visits -
her husband at- the: Kitimat hospital each sayy returning i

home-on ‘Sunday,.:

It's difficult, says ‘Trigo, because, she as: the’ family. :

business:in ‘Terrace: to. run. and she worries. about leaving
her: mother-alone.:: :

Francisco Trigo, 72, first wet’ into Mills, Memori al:

Hospital hore. last March vhen 1 one* day he could not bet.
oul of bed, rn

Tt was his legs,” “his wife ‘said,

. swollen.and there: were: blisters.”

“And: now-his brain is’ not ‘there: : He’ doesn’ t. recognize

~ people. He sits’ there all day. ‘He doesn’ t ask: for. anything. 4

They have to’ ask. hin.”

Trigo’s condition stabilized ‘after’ six: months. ai ‘Mills
J and last November: ‘hospital - officials. came to: his: wife’. °

with papets.to sign, They’ ‘said they. ‘wanted: td, ansfer
him to, ‘Terraceview for a month, his: wife, recalls. a

“you, ws
a -: The Trigos: are “Bappy ‘with the reatment Prancised is -
récei ving’ ‘at Kitimat,. “but ‘maintain she’ ‘d be, better off. vat. =
4. PérracevieW. 2.000. o
“of could go. there every ry day to feed him. } told them, 1
“could save: them: ‘lots. of: money,”: said Conceicas Trigo.' :
The family ‘has-been. told Francisco is-on-the wait list:
“an average of seven n people _

They: were. sore re and

‘for: Terraceview which, has

wife Says:

“Francisco. Trigo 7 Conceicao Trigo :

in. Kitimat, said’ “Trigo, “My son 1 said,

re

“which has a relative: at ‘Térraceview. "She: then. suggested
_- a Swap so that: family ‘member: could ‘return to: Kitimat
~-and.her-husband be: transferred to: Terraceview:

But officials. turned’ down’ that ‘idea, saying the person
“from: Kitimat- tia different medical ‘needs than. Francisco.

- Son now v1 wait. and “hope,” said Conceicad..,

Bed plans worry city ‘councillor

THE PROVINCIAL government heeds to remember. what:
its supporters said last: year ‘about’ residential care for.
senior citizens, says a.cily councillor. es

Lynn. Christiansen said; Liberal. “party ‘members. from

- around the horth who met in ‘Prince Rupert pissed a mo-.-
‘tion asking. that there: .be-no. cuts'ta beds:at care, facilitiés °
until “full services ‘are’ available ‘for.home care or: other...

vo that-can’. keep: ‘them living on-{heir: own.
“There \a_number' of” ‘people:-out- there right’ ‘on the
it could pur you: over ihe: “edge,”

appropriate: means to- allow independent living.”

Christiansen: is familiar: with the: motion because. ‘she te
presented | it ‘for ‘approval’ last:summer ‘to the Liberal ses-:"

sion in’ Princé Rupert. It. was ‘ofie-of'a ‘series of regional
. sessions. so: Liberal Supporters: ould meet. with govern -
ment-cabinet.ministers.. :

“Thad to buy a: rricmbership. just’ to a there” said”

Christiansen of the Liberal gathering.

- She’s- worried about: senior: residential care‘in 1 Tettace:

and. the: northwest. now. “that. the Northern Health’ Authori-

ty Saysy ib. $x pects: 105 lose 12of Tarmccview: Lodge’s'75:

beds i in the next year. : ;
iIt’s part of a: ‘plan: to. élose- 35:

beids 1 in: ail aad fo ‘con

those peaple who needa. very:high level of care:
Christiansen’ isti’t ‘convinced the-bed ‘closurés’ “can: be

justified and’ isn’t conviticed there are adequate. home

support services. in- place: ‘tO-.assist seniors’ who” might
_ otherwise be admitted: ‘to residential: facilities.

“I know they're saying it-won't. impact : the people.

- who are at Terrace view: right now," she said. “Bit:that’s..

not the point. ‘The point is there is'a waiting list. If you .

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~~ Said. ‘Christiansen. _
2 The -city: councillor’ is also disturbed: because ihe. pro-
vincial Liberal: government: Se€Ms -tO. have insulated it- :
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“ -"The government sél up. the ‘health. authorities, ‘and say.
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nient, ‘so:there’s:-no. ~way: ‘to-get -at them,” Christiansen
‘added, “T think: there’s \a real disconnect ‘here between -
the’ government. and. the Northern: Health: ‘Authority. Be
vert the remainder. into.:a category. reserved only: for :,:-

Close beds, that list will just grow.”

Christiansen said: -population stals: indicate there’ I be
“sat increase in-older People 1 in- the: north, meaning they’ ll-

require more. housing.

~ And: shé feels’ that” because. ‘younger people: are, leay- :
‘ing: the area to find’ work ‘because of. the economy, older

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“So L ‘signed. the: papers. The - next day they. ‘said ‘hey :
don’ 't have have a bed ‘in Terraceview, they. have a. bed®..

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