Halton Chapter's January Meetings with CCAC in Review

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Information posted February 2, 2014

For our February Community meetings in Milton and Burlington we invited the Community Care Access Centre of Mississauga/Halton (CCAC) to present “Your Gateway to the Health Care System.” We welcomed speaker Bobbi Greenberg to both meetings who gave an in depth presentation on how the health care system works for those who receive this care outside of the hospital environment.

CCAC’s main services are to:

  • Help Patients leave hospital for home
  • Help patients leave hospital earlier to recover at home
  • Help residents with high health care needs remain at home
  • Facilitate all aspects of long-term care process
  • Help patients die at home, with dignity
  • Connect residents with family doctor
  • Help children with health care needs
  • Provide Information and referral to services in the community services

To see the presentation please click this link: CARP BG Jan 28 This is Bobbi’s presentation to the Burlington meeting but is essentially the same as that given at Milton.

Despite the bitterly cold weather we had an excellent turn out for our Burlington meeting with approximately 120 members and friends in attendance. There were much smaller numbers in Milton however those in attendance at both meetings had many questions and prompted a very lively discussion.

Bobbi Greenberg of CCAC Speaking to the Milton Meeting
Bobbi Greenberg of CCAC Speaking to the Burlington Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are always pleased to welcome our sponsors to our meetings and this month was no exception. We welcomed:

CCAC: If you feel that you or your family member need health-care support at home, at school or in the community, your local CCAC can open the door to a world of options and opportunities

tlc moving solutions: moving seniors….with heart. We take the stress out of your move and replace it with tlc. tlc provides ALL the services that are needed to make your move stress free. Together we recreate home in smaller retirement style. Consultations are complimentary.

Home Instead Senior Care: “to us its personal.” Home Instead are a Chapter partner who offers an affordable solution for seniors requiring non-medical assistance such as companionship, meal preparation, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, errands, and personal care in order to remain in their own homes or retirement homes.

At Burlington we also welcomed:

ListenUP Canada: find out all you need to know about hearing solutions.

Drury Lane Theatrical Productions

We thank all of our sponsors for their generous support and as you will see below many people took the opportunity to visit their displays and to gather more information.

Guests chatting with sponsor - Drury Lane Theatre
Guests chatting with sponsor – Drury Lane Theatre at Burlington meeting
Guests visiting with our sponsors at Burlington
Guests visiting with our sponsors at Burlington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our meetings conclude with  a 50/50 draw plus prizes donated by our sponsors. Photographs of this months winners are shown below

Jennie Trevors winner of the 50/50 draw at Milton pictured with Chapter volunteer Doug Wells
Jennie Trevors winner of the 50/50 draw at Milton pictured with Chapter volunteer Doug Wells
Draw winners at Burlington from L to R: Deedee Davies, Anne Bekker and Ann Graham
Draw winners at Burlington from L to R: Deedee Davies (Gift Bag donated by Martha’s Landing and Christepher Terrace), Nellie Bekker ($106 50/50 draw  and $50 gift certificate donated by Solutions for Aging)  and Ann Graham (two ticket to Music Hall at Drury Lane Theatre)