Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes

Hospice Service care (palliative care) recognizes the emotional, physical, spiritual, and practical needs of each person living with illness and their family. Support is offered for each family member through this time of illness, death and bereavement according to their needs and wishes. Whether you or a loved one has just been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, are grieving or are a caregiver, please know that our team is here to help.

Hospice programs are offered in both group settings as well as one-to-one support, in-person and virtual.

Palliative Care Community Team (PCCT): offers guidance through the complex healthcare system, palliative care consultation, access to palliative care professionals round the clock. Team ensures continuous support and medical care and emotional support as you and your family navigate the challenges of living with illness

​​​​​Illness Support Groups:

• Living with Cancer - a support group is for individuals who are currently living with cancer, have been recently diagnosed, or are undergoing treatment.
  
• Living with Illness - a support group for individuals currently living with a life-limiting disease such as, but not limited to cancer, end-stage COPD, renal disease, heart failure or ALS.
  

Volunteer Care Companions: specially trained volunteers that are part of the care team. Volunteers offer compassionate emotional, spiritual, and practical support to a client and their family.

Volunteer Care Companions can:

• Provide respite for you as a caregiver - your volunteer will stay with your loved one while you do errands or attend an appointment
  
• Offer companionship and a supportive, non-judgmental ear
  
• Prepare light snacks/meals
  
• Accompany someone for a walk, to appointments, etc.
  
• Assist with writing journals or letters, helping to create a memory box or scrapbook of one's life
• Read together, play cards, assist with crafts or hobbies

***Volunteers DO NOT provide medical care or housekeeping

• Disabilities - Disability Associations
• Health Care - Hospice / Palliative Care
• Mental Health / Addictions - Support Groups