DAYTIME HELP CARE CENTER FOR ILL SENIORS READY TO OPEN.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The walk-in freezers, large grill and sunken sunk·en v. Obsolete A past participle of sink. adj. 1. Depressed, fallen in, or hollowed: sunken cheeks. 2. floors at the former Cantina can·ti·na n. Southwestern U.S. A bar that serves liquor. [Spanish, canteen, from Italian, wine cellar.] Beach restaurant are gone, replaced by immaculate offices, a large living area and nursing office constructed for the displaced Santa Clarita Adult Day Health Care Center. One of seven outpatient programs discontinued at cash-strapped Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital more than a year ago, the Adult Day Health Care Center temporarily relocated to a church before work began on the former Cantina Beach site. The program caters to seniors - many suffering from dementia - and adults who are unable to care for themselves because of stroke, Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. , multiple sclerosis and other ailments. ``The whole purpose of adult day health care is to keep people out of nursing homes and in their home environment for as long as possible,'' said program director Linda Alexander-Lieblang. ``We provide nursing services, recreation, physical activities. And for our younger people, it allows them a place to receive outpatient therapy,'' she said. The 5,200-square-foot site, which organizers hope will open Monday, will serve 60 clients and provide ancillary services such as speech and physical therapy. The facility includes a gym, a kitchen and two bathrooms that meet Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. requirements. Outside, clients can enjoy a spacious, enclosed patio. While some of the furniture has been donated, Alexander-Lieblang said the center can still use additional items, such as filing cabinets, a washer and dryer, a refrigerator, kitchen items and necessities like paper towels and hand soap. ``We'd really like to have a mural mural Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. painted in here that depicts all the things about the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. ,'' Alexander-Lieblang said. ``These are things that make a difference to these people. If we were to close, people would have to make arrangements for someone to stay home with them.'' The program is funded by private grants and Medi-Cal. For information about making donations, call the center at (661) 253-0700. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Linda Alexander-Lieblang, director of the Santa Clarita Adult Day Health Care Center, checks out her clients' new daytime home, above. Below, in what used to be the bar of a restaurant, tables are set up and ready for games and meals. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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