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stoitffville suntribune thursday nov 10 2005 5 chinese seniors get better care with partnership by chris traber staff writer york regions chinese- canadian seniors and care givers will receive enhanced services through a new partnership announced yesterday the plan teams up community home assistance to seniors chats with carefirst seniors dickson wu one of the estimated 500 additional seniors expected to benefit endorsed the alliance this is very good because we are all one chinese group and we appreciate chinese style services said the 83 year old richmond hill artist who receives respite care services for his wife who has demen- tia our caregiver speaks cantonese and communi cates well with my wife when a certified personal support worker is watching over his wife mr wu is able to shop for groceries bank cind indulge in art classes funded by an annual 500000 grant from the ministry of health and longterm care the pair of nonprofit agencies will bol ster four core community services for seniors said chats executive director deborah egan caregiver relief home housekeeping transporta tion escort and interpreta tion and group dining and wellness programs will be expanded with additional staff and an accelerated vol unteer recruitment cam paign this signifies our joint efforts to care for and nur ture chinese seniors and caregivers ms egan said it also symbolizes our commit ment to work together in growing culturally sensitive services to york regions chinese population which is growing about 37 per cent of ontarios chinese popula tion resides in markham and 28 per cent live in richmond hill carefirst executive director helen leung said the collaboration between chats and carefirst not only makes a big stride in maximizing community resources but also facilitates access to a range of culturally relevant community support services for chinese seniors and care givers ms leung said we thank chats for their vision we always believe that one and one equals more than two this partnership will let us enhance cultural competencies the expanded program will become a social service model other communities can adopt ms leung said together were partner ing and building bridges with people from different cultures ms egan said for information call 905-771- 3700 6425111 i u i m 1 a 85267 1 1 loose rugs br0adl00m upholstery 3m scotchquard eh ilcl find we need your help join us today child find ontario helps children stay safe by educational programs and by assisting in the recovery of missing children and teen run aways the york region chapter is currently seeking volunteers to join its executive board standing committees and to participate in planned community events please contact mina vaishnarang at ngranqroqerscom or child find ontario head office at 1866kidtips help us to help keep york region kids safe this message brought to you as a community serice ol the economists sun tnbune modern home furniture 5402 main st jp unit6 stouffville 05 6420024 1 what if 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