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JULY 6, 1977 TERRACE BAY NEWS AWAY WITH INSTITUTIONAL SETTING Birchwood Terrace is a home for the aged under the direction of the Thunder Bay Dis- ' trict Homes for the Aged. The home at one time was The Terrace Bay Motor Hotel, and was' owned and operated by Kimberly-Clark of Cana- da. In 1973 it was given to the province to be used as a Home for the Aged. This unique building allowed officials to implement different ideas away from the tradit ~ional institutional type care. The hotel at- mosphere was preserved for all and is still prevalent. Some of the ideas adopted here are Private and Semi-Private accommodations only, locks on doors, rooms can be partially fur- nished by the resident, limited supervision ' etc. These and other ideas have given this home a unique atmosphere. Any move to get a- round this institutional way of life found in many other similiar settings or any move to make the Home, "More of a home, Their Home" for present or incoming elderly, is studied, discussed, weighed and if possible and feasi- ble it is implemented. At a recent Regional Conference an idea came up of how to get around the institutional methods of the dining room. The idea was to go to a restaurant type setting. This idea seemed to win a lot of support, so seeing the present set up and objectives of Birchwood and seeing that the home at one time in the Hotel days had a restaurant we decided to look into the matter more closely. After a number of weeks of planning and discussing the idea with the residents and staff we saw value in imple- menting this move. On June 15, 1977 we put our plan into ef- fect and now after two weeks we have ironed out some of the initial problems and it is working fairly well. The method we use is as follows: Residents are allowed to. go to meals any time during the following hours, 7:30 ~ = 10:00 Breakfast, . (To page 8) 'When you're ready we can offer you more BUT You'll never know till you ask If you're about to get a job instead of more school- ing, consider a business that gives you both. The Ca- nadian Armed Forces teaches you a trade while you're working at it. Trades from radio operator to weapons technician. . . from electronics to medical assistants. And we pay you well while you're learn- ing. $500 per month to start, increasing-to $1000 per month after just 4 years experience. Consider the fringe benefits also available. 4 weeks annual vaca- tion with pay, free medical and dental care, oppor- tunities for travel and a very liberal pension plan. Add it all up and if you're ready = Canadian RT. + Centre 317 Park St., Thunder Bay, Ont. P7B 1C7 - Phone: 344-5864 Or see the Mobile Recruiter at the Red Dog Inn between 2:00 and 6:00 PM on Monday 11 July 1977. NAME ADDRESS CITY PROVINCE TELEPHONE ___ PAGE 7