This free digital health tool supports young adults living with advanced illness. LivingOutLoud.Life is the world’s first online platform dedicated to supporting and empowering young adults and teens living with advanced illness as well as their families, friends and health providers. The webspace consists of written excerpts and videos from young people who share their… [More…]
Financial Assistance – Canadian Cancer Society
The Financial Assistance Program gives support to people in financial need for transportation and accommodation when traveling to and from treatment at cancer treatment facilities in Alberta. Contact the Canadian Cancer Society, Alberta/NWT Division for more information or visit the Financial Help page. Please contact the Canadian Cancer Society regarding a significant expansion to their… [More…]
Home Care – Coronation Community Health Centre
Services include: assessment, case management, professional nursing, rehabilitation therapy, social work and personal care. Services are based on assessed unmet needs and include palliative or end of life care. Home Care also provides assessments for applications to continuing care, respite care and hospice care. People may choose to die at home with support from home… [More…]
Hospital – Coronation Hospital and Care Centre
The Coronation Hospital and Care Centre offers services in acute care, continuing care and designated supportive living. . If a palliative designated bed in acute care is not available the individual will still receive appropriate palliative care. Address: 5000 Municipal Road, Coronation, Alberta T0C 1C0 Phone: 403-578-3803
Palliative Care Consultant – Coronation
A team of nurses and physicians that can be contacted by healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers. They will provide specialized assessment and recommendations for palliative and end of life pain and symptom management to your local healthcare team, as well as the patient and family. They will liaise with other professionals, as required, on behalf… [More…]
Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta
A Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta has been developed. The Resource Guide will assist communities in the creation of their own local palliative and end-of-life community services and supports, and was developed in response to numerous requests AHS received from communities across Alberta for palliative and end-of-life care… [More…]
Volunteer Resources – Stettler Hospital and Care Centre
The Volunteer Coordinator can be contacted to connect palliative patients and their caregivers to volunteer services in healthcare facilities and in the Hospital and Care Centre. Address: 5912 47 Ave., Postal Bag 500, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0 Phone: 403-740-8565
