Community supports for illness and disease like palliative care, day programs, respite care and end of life supports.
Open to all.
Contact for information.
Programs provide a variety of at-home services which are tailored to meet the needs of each individual client.
Services include:
Seniors and persons with disabilities, or convalescing persons requiring home nursing support.
Contact HNHB Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) at 905-523-8600 or call VON Hamilton directly at 905-529-0700.
Offers a wide range of quality health care services in the client's home.
Services include:
Seniors, people with a disability, and people facing a life threatening illness.
Contact HNHB Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) at 905-523-8600 or call VON Hamilton directly at 905-529-0700.
Provides a specialized team of visiting palliative nurses, who support clients facing life-threatening illness with the aim of promoting an optimum quality of life for clients' and their caregivers, with particular attention to physical comfort and emotional well-being. Care is offered in the client's home.
Open to all.
Contact to book an appointment.
Nurses provide advanced foot care for people of all ages. Care is delivered in clients’ homes, including retirement homes, or at community clinics.
Services include:
Adults with life threatening conditions, their families, and caregivers.
Contact HNHB Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) at 905-523-8600 for a referral.
Operates a 10 bed residential hospice in a home-like setting. Provides end of life comfort and caring support to meet the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of people living with a progressive life-limiting illness. This support extends to provide grief and bereavement for caregivers.
Volunteer positions are open to adults and seniors. The Hospice Care Service is open to all Hamilton residents who are living with a life-threatening illness.
Contact for information.
Offers emotional and practical support to individuals of all ages, who are suffering from a life-threatening or life-limiting illness. This service also provides caregiver relief. All volunteers are interviewed and provided with 30 hours of hospice palliative care education. Services include:
Patients must meet all six criteria:
Any individual can make a referral. Self-referrals are also accepted. Call to book a tour.
Urgent admission to the St. Peter's Palliative Care Program can usually be arranged within 48 hours following a referral.
Provides interprofessional palliative/end of life care to people experiencing any life threatening illness. Focuses on patient and family-driven decision making to maintain comfort, quality of life, spirituality, autonomy, and dignity of each dying person. Part of the Hamilton Health Sciences Network.
Older adults and individuals with special needs or disabilities .
No referral required. Contact for information about how to register.
In-home health care offered in private homes, long-term care homes, group homes, hospitals, and community settings.
Services include:
Services are provided by nurses, registered practical nurses, personal support workers, and social service workers.
Services designed to support seniors and their caregivers
Contact to register
Provides support services by qualified professionals that improve the quality of life for seniors and enables seniors to maintain their independence while living in their home. Hourly, weekend, short term, long term, and respite care available. Staff are properly screened, fully licensed and insured. Services include:
Personal care
Companion care
Specialty care
Must meet Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Home and Community Care Support Services criteria. Call 905-523-8600 for details.
Apply through Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Home and Community Care Support Services by calling 905-523-8600.
Integrated day program for the frail elderly, adults with special needs, and individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias, that offers social, recreational, intellectual and physical activities in a structured, supervised group setting. The program also provides information, support and respite time for caregivers. A hot nutritious lunch, refreshments, medication reminders and assistance with the activities of daily living are also provided.
Programming includes:
Must meet Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local-Health Integration Network criteria. Call 905-523-8600 for details.
Apply through the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant-Local Health Integration Network (905-523-8600).
Integrated day program for frail elderly, adults with special needs and individuals with Alzheimer Disease or other dementia. Offers social and health programs as well as access to The Club Fitness Centre, Bubbi Bessie's Cafe, and The Classic Theatre.
Must meet Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local-Health Integration Network criteria. Call 905-523-8600 for details.
Apply through the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant-Local Health Integration Network (905-523-8600).
Day program focused on helping people return to independent living at home after early discharge from acute care, rehabilitation or convalescent care programs. Provides nursing, physiotherapy, recreation and other support both on site at Shalom Village and at the client's home.
Contact for information.
Offers social activities for seniors including: