TWELVE The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Nov. 10, 1977
Part time help for senior citizens
Discharge permit
gets tentative OK
Homemakers offer nursing home alternative
For many of Morrow Coun
ty's 936 citizens over the age of
60, the Tri-County Home-i
maker Service can provide an
alternative to the high cost of
institutional nursing care
while allowing the seniors to
lead an independent life in
thejr own Jiorne.
Under the general supervi
sion of East Central Oregon
Association of Counties
(ECOAC), the Homemaker
Service is a program designed
to prevent, postpone or short-.
en institutional care by provi
ding part-time help with
household routines. Trained
and bonded personnel make
regular visits to the seniors'
home to perform tasks in the
house including light house
keeping, meal preparation,
bathing assistance and budget
planning.
The program has been
in existence in Morrow, Gil
liam and Wheeler counties
since April and is now directed
by Suzanne Jepsen, who began
her dunes on Oct. 1. Currently
there are six homemakers
serving 28 clients in the
three-county area. Another
homemaker will soon be hired
in the Arlington area and
according to Mrs. Jepsen, the
staff will continue to expand
as the need arises.
In Morrow County the
homemaker duties are shared
by Fern Marvin and Carol
Sweeney. Mrs. Marvin cares
for 10 clients in the Heppner-Lexington-Ione
area while
Mrs. Sweeney covers the
Irrigon-Boardman area.
Mrs. Marvin, an lone resi
dent, has been with the
Program since April and
formerly worked in nursing
care at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. Before starting as a
homemaker, she participated
in a two-week intensive train
ing session with emphasis on
diet information, budget plan
ning and "senior citizen psy
chology". "Our homemakers are
women who like to work with
senior citizens," Mrs. Jepsen
said. 'They are mature wo
men who understand the
problems of the clients and
are compassionate."
CETA weatherizers
help prepare
needy for winter
Senior citizens and other low
income persons in Morrow
County will live a little
smiggfr through the winter
cold this year, thanks to two
CETA employees and a fe
deral weatherization grant
administered through the
Community Action Program
office in Pendleton.
Steve Duncan and Jere
LeDoux, working out of the
Neighborhood Center in Hepp
ner, have 'weatherized' ten
houses in the county so far by
stormproofing windows,
weather-stripping doors,
caulking windows, applying
insulation and even doing
minor roof repair.
The pair went through a
training session in Pendleton
during September to learn
weatherizing techniques and
what is needed to make a
particular house weather
tight. Weatherization serves to
make homes more comfort
able during both hot and cold
weather for families who
cannot afford to do it them
selves, to lower utility bills
giving low income persons
more spending pwer, and to
decrease energy use in the
area.
Pat Brindle, coordinator of
Neighborhood Center pro
grams and activities, said this
Since beginning her duties
with the Homemaker Service,
Mrs. Jepsen has kept busy
spreading the word and pro
moting the program to the
senior citizens. She has tra
veled to each of the eight
senior citizen meal sites in the
three-county area to answer
any questions the seniors
might have about the services.
A complete list of meal site
locations and times appears
elsewhere' on this page.
Mrs. Jepsen emphasized
that the homemaker activities
are limited to homemaker
skills only and do not involve
nursing practices. She said the
program works closely with
other community agencies
when additional services are
needed.
Homemakers consult with
Sheridan Tarnasky, Director
of the Tri-County Health
Services RN program, in
working out diet planning for
the clients. If a physician
refers a patient to the Home
maker Service, Mrs. Jepsen
confers with the doctor to
determine what services are
needed before meeting the
client.
"The program is very
flexible," Mrs. Jepsen said.
"Our purpose is to make sure
the person is safe in their own
Senior citizen
meal locations
Senior citizens are invited to attend any of the following
meal sites in Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler Counties.
Heppner Tuesday and 4:30 p.m. . Elks Lodge
Wednesday
lone Wednesday 5 p.m. United Church
of Christ
Irrigon Monday 4:30p.m. Lions Club
Mitchell Thursday noon Community
Building
Spray Thursday noon Grange
Fossil Wednesday noon Fairgrounds
Condon Thursday noon Memorial Hall
Arlington Tuesday noon Masonic Hall
There is no charge for the meals but donations are
appreciated and needed to keep
is the first year that it has
been possible to hire full-time
weatherization employees in
this area under the CETA
program. In the past, high
school groups and other volun
teers have done any weatheri
zation work.
"We can do a much more
complete job now", she com
mented, adding that volunteer
time is still needed.
It takes Duncan and LeDoux
an average of one and a half
days to finish a house,
including necessary paper
work, assessing problem
areas, measuring windows for
handmade storm windows and .
doing any work needed to
weather proof the residence. A
maximum of $350 in materials
can be spent on each house
without special authorization.
Any necessary insulation is
installed in the attic since
about half of lost heat goes
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home. If we think the person is
no longer safe, that's when the
service ends."
The frequency of the home
maker visits depends on the
clients' needs but the service
is always on a part-time basis.
The average client requires
visits two or three times a
week for a couple of hours
each session.
"We try to keep the clients
as independent as possible,"
Mrs. Jepsen said. "We don't
want to do things for them that
they can do for themselves."
Anyone can take advantage
of the service provided they
meet the program criteria.
Eligibility is determined by a
questionaire which pinpoints
the client's needs and abilities
to provide for them. The
service fee operates on a
sliding scale determined by
the client's income.
With all administrative
costs included, the Home
maker Service expenses
amount to about $80 per month
while a minimum fee of more
than $625 per month is
charged for nursing care at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
"Besides the financial sav
ings, the program is great for
seniors sociologically," Mrs.
Jepsen said. "If we can keep
the people in their homes, they
the service operating.
through the ceiling.
The two weatherizers say
they aren't gaining much on
the. work facing them since by
the time they finish one house
another application has come
in. There are about 25 names
on the waiting list, priority
being determined according to
the most urgent need.
LeDoux said he would like to
emphasize that weatheriza
tion work has no affect on
Social Security or other bene
fits. He estimated that 90 per
'cent of the low income
applications are from senior
citizens.
Applications for weatheriza
tion to beat the winter cold are
still available at the Heppner
Neighborhood Center on West
Willow Street to low income
persons.
Call 676-5873 for more information.
.will be both happier and
healthier."
More information on the
Homemaker Service can be
obtained by calling Mrs.
Jepsen 's home at 989-8459 or
by calling 1-800-452-8112 toll
free. Messages can be left for
Mrs. Jepsen at the Tri-County
Health Services Office,
676-5131.
Senior
menu
November 15, Tuesday
Beef stew and vegetable
cheese wedges
cabbage, carrot and apple
salad ,
biscuits
plum sauce - homebaked
cookies
coffee, tea or milk
November 16, Wednesday
Thanksgiving Dinner
Turkey and dressing gravy
sweet potatoes
relish plate
cranberry sauce
fruit ambrosia
hot rolls
ice cream cups
pumpkin bread
coffee, tea and milk
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Morrow County Homemaker Fern Marvin is a former nurse
who enjoys working with senior citizens. Mrs. Marvin has
been with the Homemaker program since April.
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& Saturday in observance of Veteren's Day
An application for renewal
of the City of Heppner's
sewage treatment discharge
permit has been tentatively
approved by the Department
of Environmental Quality.
The city is seeking to renew its
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Waste
Discharge Permit in accord
ance with Oregon statutes.
Heppner operates a trick
ling filter secondary treat
ment plant. Disinfection by
chlorination is performed in
the final clarifier. The plant
CPR pumps on
According to Cardio-Pulmo-nary
Resusitation (CPR) in
structor Linda Connor, the
program is "alive and well"
and spreading throughout
Morrow County.
Monday, Connor and her
assistants, Rick Cox and
Deeann McCabe, conducted a
CPR class at the lone school
building. The three-hour class '
was attended by ten persons
with the concluding segment
of the class scheduled for Nov.
16.
Next week Connor will take
her resusi-Annie to the Kinzua
Mill in Heppner for a recertifi-
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failures du to the following: WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS, ROAD HAZARDS
AND FIELD HAZARDS during the lifetime of the original tread.
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adjustment under this quarantee based on the original tread depth remaining and PSC's
current trade-in price.
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treats and discharges up to
250,000 gallons to Willow
Creek. During low stream
flow the effluent is irrigated
on pasture land near the plant
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The treatment plant has met
standards in the past with no
adverse effect on water qua
lity or aquatic life. s
It is expected that improve
ments to the laboratory,
sludge treating equipment and
recycle pumps will be needed
soon to keep the plant operat
ing within standards.
cation class and a class
session for Kinzua supervi
sors. Another session Willsoon
be scheduled for the lone
Lions Club.
With all class fees going into
' the Bernard Doherty Memor:
ial CPR Fund at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, Connor
said the fund is about $200
short of the $1,600 needed for
electronic resusitation equip
ment. Donations to the fund
are still being sought to reach
the goal as soon as possible.
Anyone interested in further
information about the CPR
program should call Connor at
676-5531 or McCabe at 422-7406.
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