Hospice Huntsville
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: MUS0235 | Last Modified: 23 Mar 2022 | Last Full Update: 25 May 2021 |
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Description (Service) | Provides emotional, social and spiritual support to palliative individuals and their families in home, hospital, nursing homes and at the Algonquin Grace Residential Hospice. Volunteers provide companionship. Respite for family members. Bed-side vigil and simple comfort measures. Ongoing training provided for visiting volunteers. Bereavement follow-up is offered on a one-to-one basis. Seven week Peer Support Grief Program with a trained facilitator offered twice a year and open to community members. Children's grief and recovery programs are run as needed. |
| Service Details | |
| Hours | Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm Residential Medical Care: Mon-Sun 24 hours |
| Areas Served | Melissa, Novar |
| Eligibility | People who need end of life care or bereavement supports |
| Application | By phone. Self-referral or physician referral. Assessment required. |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None |
| Address and Location | |
| Site Location | On the road leading to the Huntsville Hospital, first road on the right, the first building on the right |
| Located In Community | Huntsville |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Frank Miller Dr and Hwy 11B N |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |
| Contact Information | |
| Office Phone | 705-789-6878 |
| Fax | 705-787-0504 |
| hospiceh@vianet.ca | |
| Website | https://www.hospicehuntsville.com |
| Social Media |  Facebook: www.facebook.com/HospiceHuntsville.AlgonquinGrace |
| Primary Contact | Rebecca Ellerson, Executive Director |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Melissa Polischuk, Public Relations & Fundraising Coordinator; Phone: ext 227; Email: mpolischuk.hospiceh@vianet.ca |
| Mailing Address | 100 Frank Miller Dr Huntsville, ON Canada P1H 1H7 |