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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 20 Jun 2001, p. 3

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The City of Waterloo held a special family field day for Father‘s Day Sunday, giving Dads their due. Taking part in the festivities were eightâ€"yearâ€"old Cassandra Cavasin, pictured left, being wrapped up by The Silly People‘s Colin Franks, while Rob Haywood, above, gets a little tickle action in on son Aaron, eight. Musical entertainment was provided by the Beirdo Brothers, bottom left, while Emma Wootton, bottom right, plays with the spinning wheel during the windy day. PAGE 3 * RCA preouts x 3 * LCD with multiâ€"colour We LED backlight and more, more and more _ Now Celebrating Dads Nesn Was 449.99 Cooked up a great summer deal for all those "Wish I could afford a great CD player people" 349°"° 808 vRBANAC PHOTOS Bring in this ad and save 50% on the installation as well **standard installation is usually $39.99 But Kevin Mercer, execuâ€" tive director of the local Community Care Access Centre, said a $12.5â€"million shortfall in funding as a result of healthâ€"care restrucâ€" turing, pushing more people out of hospitals quicker to convalesce at home, has fueled a doubleâ€"digit increase in the need for homeâ€"care services. Poor management : not to blame for _: homeâ€"care waiting lists, says _‘ CCAC director Last _ week, Health Minister Tony Clement, speaking at a Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo _ Chamber _ of Commerce breakfast meetâ€" ing, claimed it was poor reporting procedures and questionable management practices at the province‘s CCAC that were leading to large deficits and growing waiting lists for home care in Ontario. lack of provincial Arf::nding and not poor anagement . pracâ€" tices are to blame for growâ€" ing waiting lists for home support and nursing serâ€" vices, says the executive director of the Community Care Access Centre of Waterloo Region. costs," he said. The lack of significant funding for these services in May‘s provincial budget meant that the local access centre, provincially mandatâ€" ed to coordinate home care in the region, had to scale back services and put peoâ€" ple on waiting lists to keep from running a deficit. The first phase of these cutbacks took effect June 1, and â€" saw â€" a _ rationing of homeâ€"making services, with 54 people currently care At a CCAC _ meeting tonight, the board will have "Growth costs," he sa meâ€"making services, 54 people currently waiting list for home By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff n the need services. i is driving driving {cick hore) . ty _ _ @angaaaaiee Uâ€"L Motors Authorized BM0W Letuider â€" 527 King 5.. N. Wet. Telephone (519) 885â€"5090 Fmad no@ kngh Looking For a New the A third phase, if needed, could be implemented in August and will curtail the number of nursing visits allowed to a patient in a given day. to decide on phase two of the cutbacks that will directâ€" ly impact some nursing serâ€" vices and Alzheimer proâ€" gram services effective July "It‘s going to have a sigâ€" nificant impact, but we have no choice," said Mercer. "We haven‘t had any indication at all that there would be additional resources added this year." While the province has attempted to pass this blame on to the CCAC, the responsibility for underâ€" funding rests firmly with the Ministry of Health, said Mercer, who even cites a provincial report that comâ€" pliments the local access centre‘s management proceâ€" dures, suggesting the fundâ€" ing shortfall isn‘t due to local management. "When you talk about fisâ€" cal management and fiscal responsibility, 1 guess we would look at the report and say we were highlighted as a CCAC that has solid fiscal practices in place," said Mercer. Mercer said the local access centre is simply dealâ€" ing with the changes in health care that are provinâ€" cially mandated. "There‘s a recognition that emergency â€" departâ€" ments need to be supported, and people can relate very quickly to what it means to have to wait to get into a hospital. Unfortunately, "You make changes at one part of the system and it‘s going to have an effect somewhere else," he said. "That‘s what‘s happening. 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