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:
Persons with dementia, caregivers
Catchment Area:
Toronto, GTA, Regions of: York, Durham, Peel, Halton
Service Category:
Palliative Care / Hospice
Cost:
Depends on level of service. Call for details
Service Limitation:
Palliative care services offered by health care professionals, range from companionship to personal care and specialized palliative nursing
