Altkough we appreciate both the need for
Limited Personal Care in this city and the
pressure on the owners of Hawthorne to “Eep
available beds occupied, once again we cannot
accept the likelihood of Port Coquitlam residents
heing able to afford such charges.

SUMMARY

Port Coquitlam, is now, and has always beén

essentially a community of wage Garners. To
expect that most of our senior citizens will be
able to afford the services of Hawthorne Lodge
is, ve believe, unrealistic. Further, ve have
spoken to a number of residents who do not frel
they can afford to subsidize the rates for relatives
in this facilitr-eeven if the person in need
vould accept such asSistancés |

We hope that Council will agree with us
that we car, just as people elsewhere (notably,
Alberta) have, develop a better system of Intermediate
and Boarding Home Care for our citizens. Unless
munieioal and senior governments agree to
participate fully in the construction and operation
of Personal Care Homes-«just as they do in tha

of other social services in this