Community supports for illness and disease like palliative care, day programs, respite care and end of life supports.
Seniors and persons with disabilities, or convalescing persons requiring home nursing support.
Get a referral from Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Home and Community Care Support Services by calling 905-523-8600.
Visiting nurses offer physical assessments, help with symptom control, and provide medical or nursing treatments, rehabilitation therapy, education and counselling to individuals and families in the client's home.
Services include:
People facing a life-threatening illness.
Contact for information.
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.
Adults with life-threatening conditions with a prognosis of approximately three months or less.
Contact Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Home and Community Care Support Services 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 service is open to all Hamilton residents who are living with a life-threatening illness.
Contact for information.
Hospice or palliative care volunteer visitors are specially trained, caring volunteers who visit with clients and their families to support them through a life-limiting or end-of-life journey. They offer compassion, emotional support, companionship, as well as respite support for caregivers. All volunteers are interviewed and provided with 30 hours of hospice palliative care education.
Open to individuals of all ages who require nursing care or home assistance.
Contact or fill out the online form to apply for care.
Provides nursing care for seniors and individuals of any age needing disease care, special needs care, or mental illness care. Services are offered both in private homes and in nursing homes and health care facilities.
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 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 frail elderly, adults with special needs, and individuals with Alzheimer Disease or other dementia. Offers a full day of structured activity and a hot meal. Staff are available to assist with a variety of care needs, including toileting and feeding.
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.
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.
Adults aged 55 years and older.
Contact for information.
Offers a variety of supports and services for older adults, including: