Planning ahead, isn’t apparently in the plans for Acropolis Manor as any desire to expand on the long term care facility for Prince Rupert has fallen on deaf ears for the moment.
Tony Briglio, the chair of the Northwest Regional Hospital District says that despite making the case for more beds at the new care facility, there doesn’t seem to be much inclination from the powers that be to make any expansion of the under construction facility a reality.
The 20 million dollar project being built adjacent to the current long term care facility, will only provide for a handful of extra beds bringing the total number of spaces to around 75, which many suggest are too few to sustain any future demands.
The Daily News featured details of the developments in Thursday’s paper.
Scale of Acropolis unlikely to grow, says Briglio
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Pages one and five
Despite pushing for more beds at Prince Rupert's new $20 million complex care facility, the chair of the Northwest Regional Hospital District (NWRHD) is not holding out hope the project will be expanded.
Speaking at Port Edward Council Tuesday night, Tony Briglio, chair of the NWRHD, said their arguments "have fallen on deaf ears with respect to any increase at the new facility."
The replacement for Acropolis Manor is currently under construction behind the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital.
Forty per cent of the project is being funded through the NWRHD, while Northern Health is funding 60 per cent...
“We have gone as far at the Northwest Regional Hospital District as passing a motion, that had considerable support, for an additional 10 beds and these being funded 100 per cent through the regional hospital district,” he said.
Then, down the line, they suggested Northern Health pay them back by lowering the district’s contribution amount on a future project.
“The response we have gotten back from Northern Health is that they are not able to borrow money for these kind of things,” said Briglio.
The new seniors facility has been criticized as only providing a handful of additional beds above and beyond historic levels, taking the number from 70 beds to 75.
However, Briglio said Northern Health does recognize there may be considerably more need at the facility as the community grows and the new facility has been designed so additional pods can be added.
Port Edward council also wanted to know why the old facility would not be used to provide services such as drug and alcohol treatment after the new facility is in place.
“Why doesn’t Northern Health just come out and say ‘this building is contaminated, it’s no good?” asked Mayor Dave MacDonald.
Briglio said it would be unlikely that Northern Health would admit the facility “looks a lot better than it is” while there are still residents living in it.
Some of the problems with the facility include past decisions to place vinyl siding over cedar siding, trapping moisture in the walls, as well as building the facility with a flat roof, a recipe for disaster in Prince Rupert’s wet climate.
“If they were on the borderline, I don’t think they would want to come out publicly and say that while there’s still people in that building." he said.
“Not to say that that is the case.”
Coun. Christine MacKenzie asked Briglio if they have received any assurances from Northern Health it wouldn’t make the same construction mistakes that occurred when Acropolis was built 25 years ago.
“Is there some assurance this building is going to last?” she said.
Briglio said he was unable to answer that question, however he noted construction costs across the province are escalating and there is a lot of pressure to bring projects in on budget.
“I hope that doesn’t translate into a cheap build,” he said.
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Legion steps up to provide money for Acropolis Manor
10,000 dollars, that’s the amount that the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #27 has donated towards providing furniture for rooms at the currently under construction replacement building for Acropolis Manor.
The facility won’t be completed until the fall of 2008, but there will be a number of extra touches required upon completion, which the community will no doubt wish to participate in.
The facility won’t be completed until the fall of 2008, but there will be a number of extra touches required upon completion, which the community will no doubt wish to participate in.
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The Legion is the first group to make a donation to the Manor, which is still in the process of putting together a fund raising plan to attract more donations from the community for the 61 bed replacement Manor on Summit Avenue.
The Daily News featured further details on the Legion’s contribution and where the North Coast Heath Improvement Society hopes to go from here.
New Acropolis gets boost from Legion
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #27 has stepped forward with the first donation, $10,000, to help furnish rooms at the replacement for Acropolis Manor.
The Daily News featured further details on the Legion’s contribution and where the North Coast Heath Improvement Society hopes to go from here.
New Acropolis gets boost from Legion
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #27 has stepped forward with the first donation, $10,000, to help furnish rooms at the replacement for Acropolis Manor.
Dorothy Millington-Jones, legion president, said they made the donation in the spirit of providing good care for local senior citizens.
"We decided to make the donation because there are so many senior citizens in this area," she said.
The funds will be used to provide furnishings in two of the facility's palliative care rooms. These are rooms specifically designed for end-of-life care, making people comfortable until they pass on.
The funds were donated to the North Coast Health Improvement Society on Monday, with representatives from the legion, health improvement society and Northern Health in attendance.
Murray Webster, North Coast Heath Improvement Society, said he hopes this is the first of many donations for the new facility.
"The facility is under construction and won't be completed until next fall," said Webster.
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"However, we will be looking at other opportunities for donations."
While they are not yet ready to announce their fundraising plans, Webster said they are looking at new ways to raise funds for the new facility.
"There's a never-ending list of things," he said.
The new complex care facility will replace the aging Acropolis Manor and replace rooms being provided to residents on the fourth floor of the hospital.
Plans for the new $20 million facility include 61 new replacement residential care beds and 15 new assisted living units, along with a new adult day centre for seniors.
Site preparation for the larger footprint of the building started early this year, wrapping up on time and under budget. Following a public tender process, Northern Health named Yellowridge Construction as the successful contractor for the 18-month project.
A ground-breaking ceremony took place this summer and the facility is expected to open in late 2008.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
The push is on, to keep Acropolis Manor from being torn down
With a new seniors care facility soon to begin the construction phase, local residents are turning their attention to ways to save the old faithful servant from the wrecking ball, at 26 years of age, many don’t feel that the Manor on Summit has outlived some purpose for the community. To that point, a group called Concerned Citizens for Saving the Manor is looking for ways to convince Northern Health to keep the building intact and look for parking solutions elsewhere.
To say the least, they are less than thrilled with the reasons provided by Northern Health over the demolition plans. They suggest that Northern health is treating the public in a condescending manner and are insulting the locals over their handling of the issue.
The Daily News provided details on their efforts in the Wednesday paper.
DON’T TEAR BUILDING DOWN, SAYS GROUP
Northern Health urged to find another use for vacated Acropolis Manor
By Kris Schumacher
The Daily News
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Pages one and five
A group of concerned citizens are voicing their thoughts about the proposed demolition of the 26 year old Acropolis Manor.
The group had their letter of concern read to the Northern Health Board at last week’s meeting in Prince Rupert by retired nurse Peggy Davenport. The letter outlines several reasons why they feel the Acropolis Manor building should not be demolished.
“The proposed demolition Acropolis Manor is the most ludicrous decision taken by Northern Health that we have ever come across,” it begins.
“This building is a mere 26 years old. If all public buildings that are of timber frame construction are torn down at (that age), our province would be in a financial mess.”
Northern Health has stated the building is no up to current earthquake code, would be too expensive to renovate, and says the area is needed to provide better access and parking around the hospital. But the Concerned Citizens for Saving the Manor feel that public documents outlining cost estimates to renovate the building should be circulated and made known to local people.
“Making a statement that it is too costly to renovate or earthquake-proof without releasing accredited cost estimates is condescending, intellectual dishonesty and insults the public,” the group states.
The group continues: “Does Northern health have two or three engineering estimates of the costs? If so, release these reports and the dollar value of what it would cost to make it earthquake proof or renovate.”
The group was also concerned with the logic behind tearing down a building with an outstanding mortgage of over $1 million.
“You do know that we have to provide the ability for people to work and park their vehicles and visit patients not only at the manor but in the hospital,” said Northern Health Chairman Jeff Burghardt in response to Davenport’s reading of the group’s concerns. “And we’ve taken care of the mortgage issues, there is no outstanding mortgage on the Acropolis.
So that is something we were well aware of, and something we thought we should be responsible for.”
Whether the group’s concerns have been satisfied by Burghardt’s response, or whether the fight for the Acropolis Manor has just begun remains to be determined.
Neither Burghardt nor Davenport were available for further comment at time of press.
To say the least, they are less than thrilled with the reasons provided by Northern Health over the demolition plans. They suggest that Northern health is treating the public in a condescending manner and are insulting the locals over their handling of the issue.
The Daily News provided details on their efforts in the Wednesday paper.
DON’T TEAR BUILDING DOWN, SAYS GROUP
Northern Health urged to find another use for vacated Acropolis Manor
By Kris Schumacher
The Daily News
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Pages one and five
A group of concerned citizens are voicing their thoughts about the proposed demolition of the 26 year old Acropolis Manor.
The group had their letter of concern read to the Northern Health Board at last week’s meeting in Prince Rupert by retired nurse Peggy Davenport. The letter outlines several reasons why they feel the Acropolis Manor building should not be demolished.
“The proposed demolition Acropolis Manor is the most ludicrous decision taken by Northern Health that we have ever come across,” it begins.
“This building is a mere 26 years old. If all public buildings that are of timber frame construction are torn down at (that age), our province would be in a financial mess.”
Northern Health has stated the building is no up to current earthquake code, would be too expensive to renovate, and says the area is needed to provide better access and parking around the hospital. But the Concerned Citizens for Saving the Manor feel that public documents outlining cost estimates to renovate the building should be circulated and made known to local people.
“Making a statement that it is too costly to renovate or earthquake-proof without releasing accredited cost estimates is condescending, intellectual dishonesty and insults the public,” the group states.
The group continues: “Does Northern health have two or three engineering estimates of the costs? If so, release these reports and the dollar value of what it would cost to make it earthquake proof or renovate.”
The group was also concerned with the logic behind tearing down a building with an outstanding mortgage of over $1 million.
“You do know that we have to provide the ability for people to work and park their vehicles and visit patients not only at the manor but in the hospital,” said Northern Health Chairman Jeff Burghardt in response to Davenport’s reading of the group’s concerns. “And we’ve taken care of the mortgage issues, there is no outstanding mortgage on the Acropolis.
So that is something we were well aware of, and something we thought we should be responsible for.”
Whether the group’s concerns have been satisfied by Burghardt’s response, or whether the fight for the Acropolis Manor has just begun remains to be determined.
Neither Burghardt nor Davenport were available for further comment at time of press.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Ground breaking for Acropolis replacement finally takes place
breaking for Acropolis replacement finally takes place
It’s been one of the most talked about projects for years, a replacement for the senior’s care facility in town that seems to have seen more studies and discussions than doctor’s see patients.
The long talked about replacement for Acropolis Manor took a giant step forward last week as the first ceremonial shovels hit the dirt to declare the project’s construction phase as underway. With work set to get underway now, Prince Rupert seniors can look forward to new living accommodations and expanded local services within the next 18 months or so.
The Daily News featured the developments of Friday’s event, with a front page story.
GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW ACROPOLIS
Replacement building will provide almost 80 beds for the area’s seniors
By Kris Schumacher
The Daily News
Monday, July 16, 2007
Page one
The groundbreaking ceremony for the replacement for Acropolis Manor on Friday drew an appreciative crowd of people, many of whom had campaigners for years to ensure such a project was begun.
The $20 million project saw the first soil overturned by four community leaders and representatives, made up of Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond, Northwest Regional District Hospital chair Tony Briglio, Northern Health Board chair Jeff Burghardt, and community elder and leader Leonard Alexcee.
”I thought I was coming here this morning to pick out my new bed,” joked Pond before acknowledging the various stakeholders and community members who helped make the new centre a possibility.
The facility is only one of many projects the government of B. C., has been working on to meet goals they had set for senior care across the province.
“The new residential care and assisted living facility in Prince Rupert builds on our commitment to build 5,000 new beds by the end of 2008 and promises to be an excellent place that seniors can call home,” said provincial Health Minister George Abbott. “The official sod turning marks an important milestone as construction gets underway.”
When construction is complete at the end of 2008, the new building will provide a total of 61 new replacement residential care beds and 15 assisted living units, along with a new adult day centre for seniors.
“Communities across Northern British Columbia will see substantial upgrades to seniors’ care facilities over the next year, as we replace aging complex care facilities and add new assisted living services,” said Burghardt. “We appreciate the support that funding agencies across the region have provided as we work to make these projects a reality.”
Site preparation for the larger footprint of the building started early this year, wrapping up on time and under budget. Following a public tender process, Northern Health named Yellowridge Construction as the successful contractor for the 18 month job. “This facility will be a substantial improvement over existing care services, providing seniors in Prince Rupert, Port Edward and outlying villages with the supports they need and deserve as they age,” said Briglio.
“This, along with other initiatives to enhance health facilities in communities across the Northwest, is what our board has been working on for several years. It is exciting to see these projects moving from discussion to construction.
It’s been one of the most talked about projects for years, a replacement for the senior’s care facility in town that seems to have seen more studies and discussions than doctor’s see patients.
The long talked about replacement for Acropolis Manor took a giant step forward last week as the first ceremonial shovels hit the dirt to declare the project’s construction phase as underway. With work set to get underway now, Prince Rupert seniors can look forward to new living accommodations and expanded local services within the next 18 months or so.
The Daily News featured the developments of Friday’s event, with a front page story.
GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW ACROPOLIS
Replacement building will provide almost 80 beds for the area’s seniors
By Kris Schumacher
The Daily News
Monday, July 16, 2007
Page one
The groundbreaking ceremony for the replacement for Acropolis Manor on Friday drew an appreciative crowd of people, many of whom had campaigners for years to ensure such a project was begun.
The $20 million project saw the first soil overturned by four community leaders and representatives, made up of Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond, Northwest Regional District Hospital chair Tony Briglio, Northern Health Board chair Jeff Burghardt, and community elder and leader Leonard Alexcee.
”I thought I was coming here this morning to pick out my new bed,” joked Pond before acknowledging the various stakeholders and community members who helped make the new centre a possibility.
The facility is only one of many projects the government of B. C., has been working on to meet goals they had set for senior care across the province.
“The new residential care and assisted living facility in Prince Rupert builds on our commitment to build 5,000 new beds by the end of 2008 and promises to be an excellent place that seniors can call home,” said provincial Health Minister George Abbott. “The official sod turning marks an important milestone as construction gets underway.”
When construction is complete at the end of 2008, the new building will provide a total of 61 new replacement residential care beds and 15 assisted living units, along with a new adult day centre for seniors.
“Communities across Northern British Columbia will see substantial upgrades to seniors’ care facilities over the next year, as we replace aging complex care facilities and add new assisted living services,” said Burghardt. “We appreciate the support that funding agencies across the region have provided as we work to make these projects a reality.”
Site preparation for the larger footprint of the building started early this year, wrapping up on time and under budget. Following a public tender process, Northern Health named Yellowridge Construction as the successful contractor for the 18 month job. “This facility will be a substantial improvement over existing care services, providing seniors in Prince Rupert, Port Edward and outlying villages with the supports they need and deserve as they age,” said Briglio.
“This, along with other initiatives to enhance health facilities in communities across the Northwest, is what our board has been working on for several years. It is exciting to see these projects moving from discussion to construction.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Northern Health and provincial government face tough questions on long term care policies.
The unfortunate passing of a 96 year old Prince Rupert woman has both Northern Health and the Provincial Government on the hot seat over senior’s issues. Gary Coons the MLA for the North Coast brought up the case of Verna Sevigny, a 96 year old woman who had been waiting for 18 months for a spot in Acropolis Manor, only to be deemed too healthy for the long care facility
In a rather tragic story, she remained living at home where she recently fell and broke a hip; subsequently she passed away a week and a half ago after suffering a number of complications resulting from her fall.
In a complicated string of events, she was once listed as a candidate for a bed at the Manor but at that time, chose to stay home instead. Once she felt ready to take a spot there, she was deemed as no longer needing the facility. It’s a situation that seems a bit hard to fathom, considering her advanced age and state at that time. If she was listed as a prime candidate a few years ago, surely she would still be a candidate for the first available space later on.
The entire process of getting seniors into proper institutional care as described in the Daily News article below, seems to be the creation of a convoluted bureaucratic process designed more to put off seniors than to provide for them. A lengthy checklist of requirements needs to be considered before anyone seems to be eligible to be granted a spot in the system, even if it seems pretty obvious by their day to day living that a person is in need.
It calls into question the treatment of seniors regarding long term care, as well as the policies in place to make sure that they are provided with the best care the province can offer. It’s a very sad story and its unfortunate ending places that issue prominently on the front burner.
While it’s laudable to want to see seniors remain in their homes as long as possible, sometimes that is not a realistic, nor a proactive move. Northern Health and the province need to explain how these things are happening and what steps are being taken to make sure that repeat instances don’t take place.
The Daily News provided a complete examination of this very sad situation as their front page story in Thursday’s paper.
RUPERT SENIOR’S PLIGHT IS DISCUSSED IN LEGISLATURE
MLA asking why Verna Sevigny was unable to get the care she needed
By James Vassallo
The Daily News
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Pages one and two
The recent death of a Prince Rupert woman who was denied a place in Acropolis Manor reached the floor of the provincial legislature this week.
“Verna (Sevigny) was 96, and on a wait list for 18 months for long-term care,” said North Coast MLA Gary Coons. “She was told she was ‘far too healthy for admission.
“Shortly after being rejected for long-term care, she fell in her home and broke her hip. She passed away a week a half ago from complications resulting from her fall.”
Coons asked Health Minister George Abbott to explain why Sevigny could not get into Acropolis Manor.
“The Minister was pretty cavalier in dismissing the concerns of people from Prince Rupert,” Coons said. “That’s not a surprise. They don’t want to talk about their broken promise of creating 5,000 new long-term care spaces.”
Marion Weir, who helped Sevigny with such things as her shopping and advocated for her in dealing with Northern Health, said there was no doubt the woman belonged in Acropolis Manor. Despite having her assessed three times in the last four years, she said the health authority would not recognize the critical need.
“Even as Verna lay in palliative care before she passed away, I met up with the home assessment guy and he says to me ‘if we just get her past this pneumonia, I’m sure she’ll be well enough to go to assisted living,” she said. “This lady wanted to be looked after for her remaining days, but they’ve changed their attitude about so many things I just don’t know where to go any more.”
Weir explained that Sevigny was assessed four years ago and identified as being a candidate for the long-term care facility as soon as a bed opened up. However, once one did, Sevigny decided she wasn’t ready to give up her home, prompting her to be taken off the list. Once she did feel ready for Acropolis, she was no longer assessed as needing the facility.
“She wasn’t even cooking for herself anymore because she was afraid there might be an electrical fire or she’d forget about something on the stove – she was even boiling her meat because she was afraid to fry it,” said Weir. “The stairs down to her laundry were dangerous, her carpet needed to be stretched out, she was tripping over it and she had lost weight so her shoes didn’t even fit her properly any more.”
“There were all these little things and they just kept saying because her mind was there, she was healthy. The government keeps saying we want people to stay home as long as possible. Doesn’t Northern Health see that if they want these people to stay home they need more help?”
The assessment process is a comprehensive one, says Angela Szabo, Northwest Home and Community Care director.
Szabo said the process is used across Canada and looks at needs in their entirety, including functional, psycho-social, spiritual and environmental states as they relate to health.
“What the assessment does is it red flags areas of actual or potential problems,” she said. “It tries to look at the entire individual and the areas that they could experience challenges in their day-to-day life.”
That information – which includes things like recent and past accidents stemming from health issues and how the person’s living space may impact that – is used to develop an individualized health services plan to determine what health care resources they need. It’s only when all those community resources – home support, home care nursing, the adult day program, respite services have been exhausted that patients find themselves in a facility like Acropolis Manor.
“If (an) individual had no family, was receiving 4.5 hours of home support seven days a week, attending the adult day program for bathing twice a week, receiving meals on wheels three times a week, in there 90’s, had arthritis and was blind, yes they’d be eligible and placed as a priority on our wait list for facility based care because their health determinations are considered high, they’re considered to have multiple red flags,” she said. “When someone has maxed out our community resources… and it’s still not enough to sustain them safely from a health and a risk perspective in their home, those are the individuals that our complex care environment is structured for.”
As well, when it comes to helping people with that list of community-based health services, Northern Health stresses that it ultimately has to be a about a person’s health status.
“It is the health needs that are the important things for us to ascertain rather than the age,” said Sue Beckerman, Northwest Health Service Administrator. “I think people can say they were 80, they were 90 this was going to happen some time, but that’s not always the case.
“That’s why we don’t focus on age. We certainly have a number of frail people in the community that are in their 30’s and people in their 50’s and 60’s who area lot thicker than people in their 80’s and 90’s.”
As to Sevigny’s death, Szabo adds everyone is very sorry that she passed away, but NH can’t prevent the terrible health consequences that may result from a senior falling. However, they are working to identify and help those most at risk. The Frail Elderly Collaborative, a pilot project taking place in Prince Rupert and two other Northern Communities, brings together a wide range of participants from doctors to family members to develop a coordinated strategy on falls.
“One in three seniors at any given point in time will have a fall and I think that we have to recognize that no matter where our seniors are, whether they’re in facilities or the hospital or the community they’re at risk due to the aging process,” she said. “(But for) individuals that are at a high or more risk than others (we’re working on) a coordinated plan of care and support services for them that is basically to a deeper level in the community providing more services, more supports instead of just closing down the office at five o’clock.”
In a rather tragic story, she remained living at home where she recently fell and broke a hip; subsequently she passed away a week and a half ago after suffering a number of complications resulting from her fall.
In a complicated string of events, she was once listed as a candidate for a bed at the Manor but at that time, chose to stay home instead. Once she felt ready to take a spot there, she was deemed as no longer needing the facility. It’s a situation that seems a bit hard to fathom, considering her advanced age and state at that time. If she was listed as a prime candidate a few years ago, surely she would still be a candidate for the first available space later on.
The entire process of getting seniors into proper institutional care as described in the Daily News article below, seems to be the creation of a convoluted bureaucratic process designed more to put off seniors than to provide for them. A lengthy checklist of requirements needs to be considered before anyone seems to be eligible to be granted a spot in the system, even if it seems pretty obvious by their day to day living that a person is in need.
It calls into question the treatment of seniors regarding long term care, as well as the policies in place to make sure that they are provided with the best care the province can offer. It’s a very sad story and its unfortunate ending places that issue prominently on the front burner.
While it’s laudable to want to see seniors remain in their homes as long as possible, sometimes that is not a realistic, nor a proactive move. Northern Health and the province need to explain how these things are happening and what steps are being taken to make sure that repeat instances don’t take place.
The Daily News provided a complete examination of this very sad situation as their front page story in Thursday’s paper.
RUPERT SENIOR’S PLIGHT IS DISCUSSED IN LEGISLATURE
MLA asking why Verna Sevigny was unable to get the care she needed
By James Vassallo
The Daily News
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Pages one and two
The recent death of a Prince Rupert woman who was denied a place in Acropolis Manor reached the floor of the provincial legislature this week.
“Verna (Sevigny) was 96, and on a wait list for 18 months for long-term care,” said North Coast MLA Gary Coons. “She was told she was ‘far too healthy for admission.
“Shortly after being rejected for long-term care, she fell in her home and broke her hip. She passed away a week a half ago from complications resulting from her fall.”
Coons asked Health Minister George Abbott to explain why Sevigny could not get into Acropolis Manor.
“The Minister was pretty cavalier in dismissing the concerns of people from Prince Rupert,” Coons said. “That’s not a surprise. They don’t want to talk about their broken promise of creating 5,000 new long-term care spaces.”
Marion Weir, who helped Sevigny with such things as her shopping and advocated for her in dealing with Northern Health, said there was no doubt the woman belonged in Acropolis Manor. Despite having her assessed three times in the last four years, she said the health authority would not recognize the critical need.
“Even as Verna lay in palliative care before she passed away, I met up with the home assessment guy and he says to me ‘if we just get her past this pneumonia, I’m sure she’ll be well enough to go to assisted living,” she said. “This lady wanted to be looked after for her remaining days, but they’ve changed their attitude about so many things I just don’t know where to go any more.”
Weir explained that Sevigny was assessed four years ago and identified as being a candidate for the long-term care facility as soon as a bed opened up. However, once one did, Sevigny decided she wasn’t ready to give up her home, prompting her to be taken off the list. Once she did feel ready for Acropolis, she was no longer assessed as needing the facility.
“She wasn’t even cooking for herself anymore because she was afraid there might be an electrical fire or she’d forget about something on the stove – she was even boiling her meat because she was afraid to fry it,” said Weir. “The stairs down to her laundry were dangerous, her carpet needed to be stretched out, she was tripping over it and she had lost weight so her shoes didn’t even fit her properly any more.”
“There were all these little things and they just kept saying because her mind was there, she was healthy. The government keeps saying we want people to stay home as long as possible. Doesn’t Northern Health see that if they want these people to stay home they need more help?”
The assessment process is a comprehensive one, says Angela Szabo, Northwest Home and Community Care director.
Szabo said the process is used across Canada and looks at needs in their entirety, including functional, psycho-social, spiritual and environmental states as they relate to health.
“What the assessment does is it red flags areas of actual or potential problems,” she said. “It tries to look at the entire individual and the areas that they could experience challenges in their day-to-day life.”
That information – which includes things like recent and past accidents stemming from health issues and how the person’s living space may impact that – is used to develop an individualized health services plan to determine what health care resources they need. It’s only when all those community resources – home support, home care nursing, the adult day program, respite services have been exhausted that patients find themselves in a facility like Acropolis Manor.
“If (an) individual had no family, was receiving 4.5 hours of home support seven days a week, attending the adult day program for bathing twice a week, receiving meals on wheels three times a week, in there 90’s, had arthritis and was blind, yes they’d be eligible and placed as a priority on our wait list for facility based care because their health determinations are considered high, they’re considered to have multiple red flags,” she said. “When someone has maxed out our community resources… and it’s still not enough to sustain them safely from a health and a risk perspective in their home, those are the individuals that our complex care environment is structured for.”
As well, when it comes to helping people with that list of community-based health services, Northern Health stresses that it ultimately has to be a about a person’s health status.
“It is the health needs that are the important things for us to ascertain rather than the age,” said Sue Beckerman, Northwest Health Service Administrator. “I think people can say they were 80, they were 90 this was going to happen some time, but that’s not always the case.
“That’s why we don’t focus on age. We certainly have a number of frail people in the community that are in their 30’s and people in their 50’s and 60’s who area lot thicker than people in their 80’s and 90’s.”
As to Sevigny’s death, Szabo adds everyone is very sorry that she passed away, but NH can’t prevent the terrible health consequences that may result from a senior falling. However, they are working to identify and help those most at risk. The Frail Elderly Collaborative, a pilot project taking place in Prince Rupert and two other Northern Communities, brings together a wide range of participants from doctors to family members to develop a coordinated strategy on falls.
“One in three seniors at any given point in time will have a fall and I think that we have to recognize that no matter where our seniors are, whether they’re in facilities or the hospital or the community they’re at risk due to the aging process,” she said. “(But for) individuals that are at a high or more risk than others (we’re working on) a coordinated plan of care and support services for them that is basically to a deeper level in the community providing more services, more supports instead of just closing down the office at five o’clock.”
Friday, February 16, 2007
What to do with this old house.
The plan at the moment is to tear it down and put up a parking lot, but the fate of the old Acropolis Manor building is still on the minds of city council. Once the new Manor is completed and the residents have been transferred, Northern Health had hoped to tear down the structure and provide for adequate parking for the new building.
City Council however is looking into other possible uses for the building, in the way of services for seniors in non health related forms.
The Daily News featured the issue as its front page headline story in Thursday’s paper.
COUNCILLORS MULL NEW USE FOR OLD ACROPOLIS BUILDING
Council wonders if Northern Health can find a new life for replaced building
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Pages one and three
City councillors doubt there’s going to be any future health related use for the old Acropolis Manor building after the replacement facility is built.
But that’s not going to stop them from asking about using the building for some other purpose.
“I think to say at this point, with any measure of certainty, what is going to happen to the building would be speculation,” said Coun. Tony Briglio.
“Although I think there have been some sentiments put forward by the community base saying ‘let’s see and spend some efforts to see if this facility can be used for some other purposes closely related to health.”
Northern Health is currently in the process of replacing Acropolis Manor with a new long-term care facility. A new facility is needed because there aren’t enough spaces in the old facility and it doesn’t meet the needs of its residents.
Briglio said the indications seem to be that there are issues with the building that would prevent it from being used for other health purposes.
“But having said that, there is nothing stopping us from asking that question or bringing it forward to our list of concerns,” he said.
NH has said the current Acropolis Manor will be torn down.
“(Acropolis) will be between the hospital and the new facility and the challenge for us was always providing the food, the laundry and the house-keeping support,” said Sue Beckerman, NH”s Health Services Administrator while at a meeting last September with senior citizens.
“We will continue to do so, so we need to make sure we’ll have a covered link so that we can manage the transportation… of all the things we may need to take place between the facilities.”
The splayed-out cross design of the building also requires that Acropolis comes down in order to put in adequate parking.
The city is currently putting together a list of its priorities for the third annual Central Municipal Association meeting on health.
The meeting takes place March 2.
I would venture to say that priority number one for our community, if I have heard it once I have heard a thousand times, it is “let’s beef up home support until such time as we have a replacement for Acropolis Manor,” said Briglio. “And that is the priority for the regional hospital district, that is a priority for this community and I know it is something they (NH) are working on.”
Council is continuing to hear concerns from citizens about the state of home support in Prince Rupert.
City staff will be working with council during the next week and expect to present a list of health care priorities for the NCMA meeting February 28.
City Council however is looking into other possible uses for the building, in the way of services for seniors in non health related forms.
The Daily News featured the issue as its front page headline story in Thursday’s paper.
COUNCILLORS MULL NEW USE FOR OLD ACROPOLIS BUILDING
Council wonders if Northern Health can find a new life for replaced building
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Pages one and three
City councillors doubt there’s going to be any future health related use for the old Acropolis Manor building after the replacement facility is built.
But that’s not going to stop them from asking about using the building for some other purpose.
“I think to say at this point, with any measure of certainty, what is going to happen to the building would be speculation,” said Coun. Tony Briglio.
“Although I think there have been some sentiments put forward by the community base saying ‘let’s see and spend some efforts to see if this facility can be used for some other purposes closely related to health.”
Northern Health is currently in the process of replacing Acropolis Manor with a new long-term care facility. A new facility is needed because there aren’t enough spaces in the old facility and it doesn’t meet the needs of its residents.
Briglio said the indications seem to be that there are issues with the building that would prevent it from being used for other health purposes.
“But having said that, there is nothing stopping us from asking that question or bringing it forward to our list of concerns,” he said.
NH has said the current Acropolis Manor will be torn down.
“(Acropolis) will be between the hospital and the new facility and the challenge for us was always providing the food, the laundry and the house-keeping support,” said Sue Beckerman, NH”s Health Services Administrator while at a meeting last September with senior citizens.
“We will continue to do so, so we need to make sure we’ll have a covered link so that we can manage the transportation… of all the things we may need to take place between the facilities.”
The splayed-out cross design of the building also requires that Acropolis comes down in order to put in adequate parking.
The city is currently putting together a list of its priorities for the third annual Central Municipal Association meeting on health.
The meeting takes place March 2.
I would venture to say that priority number one for our community, if I have heard it once I have heard a thousand times, it is “let’s beef up home support until such time as we have a replacement for Acropolis Manor,” said Briglio. “And that is the priority for the regional hospital district, that is a priority for this community and I know it is something they (NH) are working on.”
Council is continuing to hear concerns from citizens about the state of home support in Prince Rupert.
City staff will be working with council during the next week and expect to present a list of health care priorities for the NCMA meeting February 28.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Land clearing underway for new Acropolis Manor
The trucks are rumbling along Summit Avenue and the occasional sound of blasting can be heard as the long delayed replacement for Acropolis Manor finally takes it first steps.
The last two weeks have seen a fair amount of site preparation take place in order to lay the footprint for the new Seniors Care facility.
On Monday the Daily News provided an update on the progress of one of the region’s most talked about and most anticipated construction projects.
‘ESSENTIAL’ NEW ACROPOLIS MANOR SET TO TAKE SHAPE
Long awaited work to replace seniors centre begins with clearance of site
The Daily News
Monday, February 12, 2007
Pages one and three
The first step to replace Prince Rupert’s Acropolis Manor with a modernized care facility for seniors is underway with site preparation on land adjacent to the current manor.
The work involves removing trees and rocks to accommodate the larger foot-print of the replacement seniors’ care home.
“The new Acropolis Manor in Prince Rupert is part of our commitment to help seniors by giving them the support and care they need to live independently, while remaining connected to their community,” said Minister of health, George Abbott.
“Not only will this facility be a home to many seniors, it will also be a wonderful community resource as an adult day centre, I look forward to seeing this new project for seniors completed.”
NH is also preparing documents to call for a construction tender for the new building. Funding partners for the $12 million complex care portion of the project will include the North West Regional Hospital District through local tax dollars, and the Government of British Columbia through its capital grant to Northern Health.
“Health care facilities are an essential service in rural and remote areas. Our board has agreed to fund $4.8 million towards the Acropolis Manor replacement,” said North West Regional Hospital District chair Tony Briglio. “This facility represents a significant investment and commitment to health care in Prince Rupert and surrounding area. We take great pride in working unselfishly, as a cohesive and collaborative partnership in promoting, maintaining and sustaining the physical, spiritual, social and emotional well being of the citizens and communities of the Northwest.”
Northern Health through capital funding from the B. C. Government, will pay $4 million for new assisted living units in the replacement building, “The City of Prince Rupert has also “sold” land needed for the project for a dollar.
“City council is very pleased to assist Northern Health, particularly with the donation of land and the waiving of certain permit fees, to ensure this worthwhile project proceeds in a timely manner,” said Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond.
NH will issue a construction tender this month and award a contract in March, with work to begin as soon as the land is prepared and the successful construction company has brought resources to the site.
Construction of the new building is expected to be finished by the summer of 2008.
“This is an important project that will provide a wide range of services for Prince Rupert’s seniors, and we’re eager to begin this important step in the construction project.” Said NH board chair Jeff Burghardt.
The replacement of the 20 year old Acropolis Manor will bring together fifteen assisted living units for seniors who can still live largely independently. It will also include 56 complex care beds for seniors who can’t live independently any longer, as well as three dedicated respite beds for short term stays and two palliative care beds for end-of-life care.
This would combine all of the current beds at Acropolis Manor as well as the beds on the PRRH fourth floor. An expanded adult day centre will also be available, providing seniors who live in their own homes with ongoing care and recreation services.
Broadwater Industries will do the site clearing work at a cost of $688,000. The work is expected to last approximately four months and isn’t expected to affect services at the current Acropolis Manor building or the hospital.
The last two weeks have seen a fair amount of site preparation take place in order to lay the footprint for the new Seniors Care facility.
On Monday the Daily News provided an update on the progress of one of the region’s most talked about and most anticipated construction projects.
‘ESSENTIAL’ NEW ACROPOLIS MANOR SET TO TAKE SHAPE
Long awaited work to replace seniors centre begins with clearance of site
The Daily News
Monday, February 12, 2007
Pages one and three
The first step to replace Prince Rupert’s Acropolis Manor with a modernized care facility for seniors is underway with site preparation on land adjacent to the current manor.
The work involves removing trees and rocks to accommodate the larger foot-print of the replacement seniors’ care home.
“The new Acropolis Manor in Prince Rupert is part of our commitment to help seniors by giving them the support and care they need to live independently, while remaining connected to their community,” said Minister of health, George Abbott.
“Not only will this facility be a home to many seniors, it will also be a wonderful community resource as an adult day centre, I look forward to seeing this new project for seniors completed.”
NH is also preparing documents to call for a construction tender for the new building. Funding partners for the $12 million complex care portion of the project will include the North West Regional Hospital District through local tax dollars, and the Government of British Columbia through its capital grant to Northern Health.
“Health care facilities are an essential service in rural and remote areas. Our board has agreed to fund $4.8 million towards the Acropolis Manor replacement,” said North West Regional Hospital District chair Tony Briglio. “This facility represents a significant investment and commitment to health care in Prince Rupert and surrounding area. We take great pride in working unselfishly, as a cohesive and collaborative partnership in promoting, maintaining and sustaining the physical, spiritual, social and emotional well being of the citizens and communities of the Northwest.”
Northern Health through capital funding from the B. C. Government, will pay $4 million for new assisted living units in the replacement building, “The City of Prince Rupert has also “sold” land needed for the project for a dollar.
“City council is very pleased to assist Northern Health, particularly with the donation of land and the waiving of certain permit fees, to ensure this worthwhile project proceeds in a timely manner,” said Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond.
NH will issue a construction tender this month and award a contract in March, with work to begin as soon as the land is prepared and the successful construction company has brought resources to the site.
Construction of the new building is expected to be finished by the summer of 2008.
“This is an important project that will provide a wide range of services for Prince Rupert’s seniors, and we’re eager to begin this important step in the construction project.” Said NH board chair Jeff Burghardt.
The replacement of the 20 year old Acropolis Manor will bring together fifteen assisted living units for seniors who can still live largely independently. It will also include 56 complex care beds for seniors who can’t live independently any longer, as well as three dedicated respite beds for short term stays and two palliative care beds for end-of-life care.
This would combine all of the current beds at Acropolis Manor as well as the beds on the PRRH fourth floor. An expanded adult day centre will also be available, providing seniors who live in their own homes with ongoing care and recreation services.
Broadwater Industries will do the site clearing work at a cost of $688,000. The work is expected to last approximately four months and isn’t expected to affect services at the current Acropolis Manor building or the hospital.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Let’s get it started
With the land for the new Acropolis Manor officially rezoned, Mayor Herb Pond is hoping that the oft delayed replacement home for Prince Rupert’s elderly can soon move into the construction phase.
That phase moves into the next level when the construction contract is awarded in March 2007.
The Daily News featured the story on the front page of Wednesday’s paper.
Pond pushing for speedy start to the new Acropolis
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Pages one and three
The Mayor of Prince Rupert was so excited about finally having a piece of land rezoned in order to build a replacement for Acropolis Manor, he was ready to start breaking ground Monday night.
“Now that’s in place, let’s get going, let’s break ground, let’s build a facility. Let’s get our seniors in to a place that looks after them with dignity,” said Herb Pond.
Council officially rezoned a piece of land in between the hospital and Roosevelt School on Summit Avenue from ‘parks and open space’ to ‘institutional and civic use’ in order to allow construction to proceed.
“This project has been on Northern Health’s (NH) list for some time now,” said Zeno Krekic, the city’s planning consultant. “Early in 2006, they attempted to develop it as a public-private partnership. That apparently didn’t work. They approached us in August of this year and proceeded with conventional construction.”
While a certain amount of park space will be lost, the new facility will add to the quality of life for its residents, said Krekic.
Council has been pushing for a replacement facility for Acropolis for many, many years.
“It’s crept along, in spite of the best efforts of the city and the many organizations the city has contact with to try and push this along,” said Pond.
“When we met here with Northern Health and the question came up about land ... I said to the staff meeting here there would not be a 30-second delay because of the city’s processes.
“I think what you are seeing here ... is the fulfillment of that commitment. The city is providing the land, the zoning is done, the Official Community Plan amendment is done, we have not been in the way at all.”
No one attended the public hearing to speak, but several residents of Omenica Avenue wrote in with their concerns. The residents’ concerns included worries about property values being adversely affected, the design of the facility not providing for ample greenery, water run off from the new development, and potential traffic flow increases.
“I don’t want these concerns to go unheard” said Coun. Sheila Gordon-Payne.
Gord Howie, the city’s administrator said they would forward a copy of the letter to NH as well as look at the plans in respect to the citizens’ concerns.
“It is a requirement that there be a system for handling run-off from the site.”
“With regards to increased traffic, I’ll pass this on to Mr. Thompson (director of engineering) to monitor this,” said Howie.
“Although it’s not the type of facility that will create a whole lot of traffic, we will keep our eyes on it.”
The Northern Health Board has approved the purchase of land by the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital and Acropolis Manor from the City of Prince Rupert for $1 last November.
NH will use the land for the replacement of Acropolis Manor with a new, up-to-date long-term care facility and assisted living housing development. The project will receive funding support from the North West Regional Hospital District and the Ministry of Health.
The new completion deadline is late 2008.
When the facility is completed it will bring together 15 specialized rooms for assisted living that include kitchenettes and living room areas, 56 complex care beds for those who can no longer live independently, two palliative (end of life) care beds and three respite beds, for seniors that require short-term stays, for a total of 86 beds.
The facility will be in the shape of a cross and utilize a ‘hub’ model giving NH the ability to have additional wings added to it in the future. A construction contract will be awarded in March 2007.
That phase moves into the next level when the construction contract is awarded in March 2007.
The Daily News featured the story on the front page of Wednesday’s paper.
Pond pushing for speedy start to the new Acropolis
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Pages one and three
The Mayor of Prince Rupert was so excited about finally having a piece of land rezoned in order to build a replacement for Acropolis Manor, he was ready to start breaking ground Monday night.
“Now that’s in place, let’s get going, let’s break ground, let’s build a facility. Let’s get our seniors in to a place that looks after them with dignity,” said Herb Pond.
Council officially rezoned a piece of land in between the hospital and Roosevelt School on Summit Avenue from ‘parks and open space’ to ‘institutional and civic use’ in order to allow construction to proceed.
“This project has been on Northern Health’s (NH) list for some time now,” said Zeno Krekic, the city’s planning consultant. “Early in 2006, they attempted to develop it as a public-private partnership. That apparently didn’t work. They approached us in August of this year and proceeded with conventional construction.”
While a certain amount of park space will be lost, the new facility will add to the quality of life for its residents, said Krekic.
Council has been pushing for a replacement facility for Acropolis for many, many years.
“It’s crept along, in spite of the best efforts of the city and the many organizations the city has contact with to try and push this along,” said Pond.
“When we met here with Northern Health and the question came up about land ... I said to the staff meeting here there would not be a 30-second delay because of the city’s processes.
“I think what you are seeing here ... is the fulfillment of that commitment. The city is providing the land, the zoning is done, the Official Community Plan amendment is done, we have not been in the way at all.”
No one attended the public hearing to speak, but several residents of Omenica Avenue wrote in with their concerns. The residents’ concerns included worries about property values being adversely affected, the design of the facility not providing for ample greenery, water run off from the new development, and potential traffic flow increases.
“I don’t want these concerns to go unheard” said Coun. Sheila Gordon-Payne.
Gord Howie, the city’s administrator said they would forward a copy of the letter to NH as well as look at the plans in respect to the citizens’ concerns.
“It is a requirement that there be a system for handling run-off from the site.”
“With regards to increased traffic, I’ll pass this on to Mr. Thompson (director of engineering) to monitor this,” said Howie.
“Although it’s not the type of facility that will create a whole lot of traffic, we will keep our eyes on it.”
The Northern Health Board has approved the purchase of land by the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital and Acropolis Manor from the City of Prince Rupert for $1 last November.
NH will use the land for the replacement of Acropolis Manor with a new, up-to-date long-term care facility and assisted living housing development. The project will receive funding support from the North West Regional Hospital District and the Ministry of Health.
The new completion deadline is late 2008.
When the facility is completed it will bring together 15 specialized rooms for assisted living that include kitchenettes and living room areas, 56 complex care beds for those who can no longer live independently, two palliative (end of life) care beds and three respite beds, for seniors that require short-term stays, for a total of 86 beds.
The facility will be in the shape of a cross and utilize a ‘hub’ model giving NH the ability to have additional wings added to it in the future. A construction contract will be awarded in March 2007.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
City set to hand over land for Seniors Residence
The City of Prince Rupert is putting the finishing touches on a land transaction that probably won’t be near as controversial as some of the famous ones of the past.
For one dollar, Northern Health will purchase land near the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital and Acropolis Manor, land that will help in getting the long delayed replacement centre finally under construction.
The Daily news featured the story in the Wednesday edition.
CITY STEPS IN WITH LAND FOR ACROPOLIS PROJECT
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Page one
The Northern Health Board has approved the purchase of land by the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital and Acropolis Manor from the City of Prince Rupert for $1.
“By having this land available, we’ll be able to build the replacement facility while keeping the current Acropolis Manor open while the construction happens,” said Jeff Burghardt, NH board char. “The board greatly appreciates the assistance of the City of Prince Rupert as we work to develop what will be an excellent seniors care facility for the residents of Prince Rupert.”
NH will use the land for the replacement of Acropolis Manor with a new, up-to-date long-term care facility and assisted living housing development. The project will receive funding support from the North West Regional Hospital District and the Ministry of Health.
At last week’s monthly board meeting, Northern Health also announced a small surplus just after the half-way mark in its current fiscal year. At their meeting in Prince George, NH Board members received a financial update to the start of October showing a $3.5 million surplus. This surplus is about half a per cent of the region’s annual operating budget of $521 million.
“While we’re optimistic about meeting our balanced budget projection for 2006/2007, we know the winter leads to increased costs due to higher acute care volume and greater energy usage,” said Burghardt.
The NH board’s update from the regional medical advisory committee (the group that represents the region’s physicians to the board) indicated some concern that hospitals in the region are seeing increased acute care activity. However, Northern Health explained that it is responding by increasing assisted living units and long-term care beds in communities across the region by 2008, which will support a growing seniors’ population in the region.
The NH Board has approved the establishment of a clinical quality committee for NH’s Mental Health and Addictions Services. The committee will work to improve mental health care and practice in NH sites as designated under the Mental Health Act. These include psychiatric units, observation units, and mental health centres.
“Quality committees are very effective at analyzing clinical decision-making and recommending steps to improve care for clients,” he said. “We’re confident that quality reviews under this new committee will improve outcomes in a collaborative way.
“We also expect feedback on improving our mental health and addictions services as we make those areas the focus of the 2007 NH Community Consultation.”
The next board meeting will take place in January 2007 in Prince George. Additional board meetings in 2007 will take place in Prince Rupert, Vanderhoof, and Fort St. John.
To find out how to subscribe to the Daily News (we can mail the paper anywhere), please give us a call at (250) 624-6785 or call toll free 1-800-343-0022.
For one dollar, Northern Health will purchase land near the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital and Acropolis Manor, land that will help in getting the long delayed replacement centre finally under construction.
The Daily news featured the story in the Wednesday edition.
CITY STEPS IN WITH LAND FOR ACROPOLIS PROJECT
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Page one
The Northern Health Board has approved the purchase of land by the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital and Acropolis Manor from the City of Prince Rupert for $1.
“By having this land available, we’ll be able to build the replacement facility while keeping the current Acropolis Manor open while the construction happens,” said Jeff Burghardt, NH board char. “The board greatly appreciates the assistance of the City of Prince Rupert as we work to develop what will be an excellent seniors care facility for the residents of Prince Rupert.”
NH will use the land for the replacement of Acropolis Manor with a new, up-to-date long-term care facility and assisted living housing development. The project will receive funding support from the North West Regional Hospital District and the Ministry of Health.
At last week’s monthly board meeting, Northern Health also announced a small surplus just after the half-way mark in its current fiscal year. At their meeting in Prince George, NH Board members received a financial update to the start of October showing a $3.5 million surplus. This surplus is about half a per cent of the region’s annual operating budget of $521 million.
“While we’re optimistic about meeting our balanced budget projection for 2006/2007, we know the winter leads to increased costs due to higher acute care volume and greater energy usage,” said Burghardt.
The NH board’s update from the regional medical advisory committee (the group that represents the region’s physicians to the board) indicated some concern that hospitals in the region are seeing increased acute care activity. However, Northern Health explained that it is responding by increasing assisted living units and long-term care beds in communities across the region by 2008, which will support a growing seniors’ population in the region.
The NH Board has approved the establishment of a clinical quality committee for NH’s Mental Health and Addictions Services. The committee will work to improve mental health care and practice in NH sites as designated under the Mental Health Act. These include psychiatric units, observation units, and mental health centres.
“Quality committees are very effective at analyzing clinical decision-making and recommending steps to improve care for clients,” he said. “We’re confident that quality reviews under this new committee will improve outcomes in a collaborative way.
“We also expect feedback on improving our mental health and addictions services as we make those areas the focus of the 2007 NH Community Consultation.”
The next board meeting will take place in January 2007 in Prince George. Additional board meetings in 2007 will take place in Prince Rupert, Vanderhoof, and Fort St. John.
To find out how to subscribe to the Daily News (we can mail the paper anywhere), please give us a call at (250) 624-6785 or call toll free 1-800-343-0022.
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