Notes from the Rotary Meeting 12.30pm Thursday, April 24, 2025
Vice-President Olaf chaired the meeting.
Olaf had reminded Rotarians of the invitation to attend the Sea Cadet Corps Annual Ceremonial Review on Monday, May 5 at 6pm at the Gallipoli Armoury. The Rotary Club of Corner Brook is a sponsor of the 184th Curling Sea Cadet Corps Sea Cadets. All Rotarians are invited to attend.
Toonie Quest West
The Toonie Quest West draw today had no winner. Next week the winner will take home good amount of winnings. Remember to play your toonie so you could be the possible winner
Guest Speaker
Rotarian Program-Chair Chris introduced the guest presenters Carol Anne Wright, Senior Director of Primary Health Care and Community Support and Paulette Morgan, Director of Hospital and Clinical Services.
They both spoke with the aid of a visual presentation about the Senior’s Health and Wellbeing Plan that is a priority for the Newfoundland Health Services Western Zone.
Paulette who is a registered nurse and has worked in the health system in various role for the past 27 years began by looking at the vision and values of the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, NLHS. The values she noted were care, innovation, compassion, accountability, respect, effectiveness and efficiency, health and wellbeing. The aim is for this to apply for every person in every community. She explained in more detail how the care should be patient centred, and the goals followed so this happens. She noted when she spoke of ‘bed management’ she was talking about a holistic approach to patient care.
Hospital admissions now include care across a continuum that includes recovery at home and being at home is part of recovery. This is a noted shift in patient, management from inpatient care only but now includes home recovery. Paulette continued by talking about appropriateness of patient care and explained what that covered as well as different services offered when a patient returns home.
Carol Anne then took over the presentation. She is a social worker and has worked in the health system in a variety of roles for the past 35 years. She began by speaking of the NLHS priorities, the Health Accord and the present strategic plan. The focus of the plan is one province with one service. She spoke of the changing demographic in the Western Zone and the present need for more long-term beds. She went on to consider the Health and Wellbeing of Seniors’ Plan and the support available to seniors to support healthy aging.
There is financial help available for seniors and their caregivers which just needs to be applied for. Senior Friendly Healthcare programs in Newfoundland and Labrador, she noted, aim to improve care for older adults across the healthcare continuum, focusing on age-friendly primary healthcare, community engagement, and addressing the specific needs of seniors. These programs are designed to enhance the quality of life for older adults by promoting healthy aging, preventing isolation, and ensuring access to necessary services.
Paulette then spoke about the new long term care unit that is being readied on the 3rd floor of the old hospital building. This will include beds for 30 patients and on the 2nd floor there will be beds for 15 patients who no longer require acute care but require an alternate level of care.
Olaf thanked Carol Anne and Paulette for the most informative talk.
The meeting was the adjourned.
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