Programs that may provide a full range of palliative and supportive services for terminally-ill people who are in the final stages of illness and for their families. Services may include medical care, pain and symptom management, home nurse visitation, case management, counselling, and bereavement services for the patient and members of the family. A hospice may be a freestanding facility, a unit in a hospital or other institution, or a program of a hospital, agency or institution. Programs vary between organizations.
Population Served:
Frail adult seniors, individuals with HIV/AIDS, individuals with dementia living in our supportive housing building.
Catchment Area:
Metropolitan Toronto
Service Category:
Palliative Care / Hospice
Predominant Culture:
French
Cost:
No cost
Service Limitation:
Service provided in French. Volunteers are involved in this program.
