Patient and Caregiver
The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized information about advanced illness, palliative care, loss and grief, to people living with illness, family members, people working in healthcare, educators, and researchers.
Ontario Health atHome coordinates in-home and community-based care for thousands of patients across the province every day. They assess patient care needs, and deliver in-home and community-based services to support health and well-being. They also provide access and referrals to other community services, and manage Ontario’s long-term care home placement process.
Do you need a family doctor? The Hamilton Family Health Team (HFHT) is a team of health care providers and support staff working closely with you to provide comprehensive, team-based primary health care to residents of the Greater Hamilton Area.
The Waiting Room Revolution has developed tools and resources to help patients and families better navigate a serious illness.
Advance Care Planning Ontario aims to raise awareness and provide people with the tools and information to prepare for future healthcare decisions.
Make a Power of Attorney: Learn about appointing someone you trust to make important financial and health care decisions on your behalf.
Employment Insurance Caregiving Benefits and Leave
Residential hospices provide compassionate 24/7 end-of-life care in a home-like setting for individuals with life-limiting illnesses as well as volunteer supports and grief and bereavement care. There are 3 in Hamilton, including: Dr. Kemp’s House, Emmanuel House Hospice and Margaret’s Place Hospice. There is also a 60-bed Palliative Care Unit (PCU) at St. Peter’s Hospital for patients with more complex pain/symptom management needs.
The Kemp Care Network (KCN) provides weekly Adult Day Wellness Programs.
The Hamilton Legal Clinic is a community based not for profit agency whose diverse team of caring professionals and volunteers provides legal services to low income individuals and communities to promote access to justice and to improve quality of life.
Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO) – South Central Region is a local charitable organization whose purpose is to provide well organized, free and professionally supervised, peer-to-peer grief support programs and services for bereaved families and individuals who have lost a loved one through death.
GPS Health Navigators is a not-for-profit hybrid (virtual and mobile) navigation
clinic that has been registered to support refugee patients on the Interim
Federal Health Program (IFHP), via Blue Cross, with palliative care needs in the
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Region (GTHA).
Wellwood is a collaborative community organization in Hamilton, Ontario, offering navigation, peer mentorship and empowering support programs for people living with cancer, including loved ones and caregivers. Everything is provided at no cost, accessible from any location via our hybrid model of in-person/on-line program delivery.
Home Hospice Association (HHA) supports people to die well by equipping communities with the information and resources needed to ensure comprehensive and compassionate end-of-life care and grief support.
The Young Caregivers Association® (YCA) is Canada’s leading charity dedicated to service, awareness, and empowerment for Young Caregivers and their families nationwide.
The Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) supports caregivers by being their one point of access to information, so they have what they need to be successful in their role.
The Cancer Assistance Program (CAP) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization offering free programs and services for individuals and families affected by cancer, living in the greater region of Hamilton and surrounding communities. The services offered by CAP are practical and tangible in nature.
The Alzheimer Society of Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton Halton is the local community agency dedicated to supporting families living with dementia. We focus our programs and services around our three pillars of care including: Dementia Education, Counselling & Support Services and Health and Wellness Activities.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a collaborative, inventive and focused leader in the development of programs, services, research opportunities and awareness campaigns that have had a positive impact on the millions of Canadians living with, or at risk of developing kidney disease.
The Canadian Lung Association is the leading organization in Canada working to promote lung health and prevent and manage lung disease. We do this by funding vital research, pushing for improved treatments and smarter policies and supporting patients and their families in managing their health.
Heart and Stroke provides a list of services and resources for people living with heart disease.
Parkinson Canada provides impactful programs, innovative research, and community-driven advocacy. By empowering individuals with knowledge and support, and by challenging societal perceptions, we’re building a world where the Parkinson’s community can live courageously and confidently.
Healthcare Provider
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) is a provincial association for hospices and palliative care providers, professionals, and volunteers throughout Ontario.
The Competency Framework is a reference guide for health professionals and volunteers which describes the knowledge, personal attributes and skills providers need to deliver high-quality palliative care in Ontario.
Palliative Care Toolkit: Steps for identifying, assessing, planning for a managing patients with palliative care needs.
Video: Incorporating a Palliative Approach into your Primary Care Practice
As a national registered charitable organization with more than two decades of experience, Pallium Canada is proud to be the largest provider of palliative care education in Canada.
The Division of Palliative Care is an interprofessional division with a mandate to support the academic mission of McMaster University in the area of palliative and end-of-life care, carried out through scholarship, including education and teaching, research and quality improvement (QI).
The Canadian Society of Palliative Medicine (CSPM) is the national specialty society for palliative care physicians.
Canada’s Pediatric Palliative Care Alliance exists to address the gaps in how care is delivered to children living with serious illness and their families in Canada.
The Hamilton Palliative Care Outreach Team (PCOT) is an interprofessional group of specialist providers who have shared accountability with primary care and are a source of expert advice and consultation for patients with complex needs mainly in their homes or place of residence.
The Palliative Care EZ Guide is a quick and free clinical guide for basic, everyday pain and symptom management information and tools.
OHIP Payments for Palliative Care Services
Community
Learn how any type of community can respond better to death, dying, loss, grief and bereavement by becoming a Compassionate Community through the following resources: HPCO and Pallium Canada.
Policy and System Planning
Established in 2016, the Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN) is a partnership of health service providers, community and social support service organizations, health systems planners, as well as patient and family/care partner advisors formed to develop a coordinated and standardized approach for delivering palliative care services in the province.
The Provincial Palliative Care Program is responsible for executing OPCN’s mandate and priorities in alignment with the Ontario Health role.
The Government of Canada has developed policies and frameworks on palliative care in Canada.
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is the national voice for quality hospice palliative care in Canada. We advance hospice palliative care across the country by providing education, raising awareness, influencing public policy, and collaborating with provincial hospice palliative care associations.
The Hamilton Council on Aging (HCoA) is a non-profit charitable organization which focuses on and address the systemic issues that affect the aging experience.
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