2004
Geriatric Recognition Awards
May
6, 2004
St. Peter's
and the Regional Geriatric Program Central held an evening at the Scottish Rite
on May 5th, honouring outstanding service in the field of Geriatrics. It is with
great pride that Lakeview Retirement Centre in Stoney Creek accepted the Margaret
and Charles Juravinski Award for Outstanding Organization Acheivement.
St. Peter’s Centre for Studies in Aging and the Regional Geriatric Program
Central is pleased to announce that the first ever Geriatric Service Recognition
Awards were a huge success! With more than two hundred people in attendance this
inaugural event honoured those who have demonstrated outstanding service in the
field of geriatrics.
Accreditation
blurb - date?
Liberals’
budget responds to resident needs
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
The
Liberals’ budget reaffirmed the government’s announcement last week
of $191 million for long-term care to hire 2,000 employees. As well, long-term
care and hospitals will receive one-time funding of $60 million to buy 12,000
bed lifts. Resident comfort allowances, money to purchase little luxuries, will
increase by three per cent, the first climb in several years. Long-term care will
also be exempt from the de-listing of physiotherapy services announced in the
budget.
“This is an
important day for the current and future residents of long term care,” said
Karen Sullivan, executive director of the OLTCA. “We now look forward to
working with government to translate these initiatives into the enhanced care,
services and dignity that the residents who built this province deserve.”
