Club Weekly Meeting October22, 2015

Posted by Nasir Kazmi 
on Oct 23, 2015
 

Guest Speaker: Audrey Miller/Jane Teasdale

 
Topic:  the evolving community-based private home care model
 
Audrey has an extensive background working with older adults and their caregiving families as well as educating professionals in the legal and financial communities about aging issues and the needs of caregivers.  http://eldercaring.ca
 
Jane has been a leading voice in the Homecare industry for over 15 years, and has been instrumental in helping two home care providers grow from start-ups to become more established business    . http://www.mosaichomecare.ca
 
While addressing the members of Rotary Forest-Hill, Audrey emphasized that proper planning should be done before making any decision to acquire help from a PSW (Personal Support Worker). She suggested that it would be a better idea to hire caregivers through reliable agencies.  She advised the members to consider the three C's while making the decision to choose a center as a health care facility: (a)  the type of care required. (b) the cost element (c) the choice of residence. 
 
While elaborating the difference between the Mosaic Home Care and other community centers, Jane informed our members that their community center also provides a free educational program open to the community and includes resource centers as well. These resource centers are situated in three major areas of city, where families and individuals can visit and get the information they need. Mosaic Home Care has also partnered with the Alzheimer Society to provide the necessary information about the disease to those who need it.
 

Ghana Clean Water Project

 
The club members unanimously approved to direct $1400 Jack Bennett fund for support of Ghana Cleean Water Project through Windor club (1918).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul won the raffile but could not pick the right card. Pot continues to grow
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Flash from Past - editor's pick
 
 
The first meeting of the Club was held on Thursday, November 6, 1952.  The charter President, Walter Barber, welcomed 19 charter members to the Club.  At this meeting, the President discussed Rotary and how the new club was expected to meet the goals and aims of Rotary. source:
 
History of the Toronto Forest-Hill Rotary Club
Contributions by Charlie Fenton, Don Eyes, David Ing and Bohdan Buczko July 2010