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Palliative Care – Vegreville Care Centre

March 3, 2017 Posted By Admin

Supports people and their families during the dying process and at the end of life. Services are offered in different places, including at home, in health centres, and in continuing care centres. Services include: assessing and dealing with symptoms giving end-of-life care options planning care at home offering counselling and support helping people access care… [More…]

Filed Under: Central Zone, Palliative Care Program, Vegreville

Palliative Care Program – Edmonton Zone

August 30, 2015 Posted By Admin

Edmonton Zone Palliative Care Program The philosophy of palliative care utilizes an approach which focuses on improving the quality of life of patients and their families living with life-limiting illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, including physical, psychological,… [More…]

Filed Under: Edmonton, Edmonton Zone, Palliative Care Program

Palliative Care Program – Homeless

September 10, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Calgary’s Allied Mobile Palliative Program (CAMPP) is a palliative care program for homeless and unstably housed people living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CAMPP seeks to bridge complex care, harm reduction, and palliative care to address the suffering of individuals who are homeless or unstably housed with complex medical conditions, multiple co-morbidities, and significant barriers to… [More…]

Filed Under: Calgary, Palliative Care Program Tagged With: homeless, Palliative Care

Palliative Care Program – Homeless

October 21, 2020 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

George’s House is located in a quiet neighborhood in Edmonton and provides a safe, communal-living environment for individuals who are nearing end of life and are either experiencing homelessness or would be at risk of becoming homeless without supportive, person-centered palliative care. Residents benefit from onsite case management coordination by George Spady staff and in-reach… [More…]

Filed Under: Edmonton, Edmonton Zone, Palliative Care Program Tagged With: Edmonton, homeless, Palliative Care

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A recent study shows that people with cancer who sought palliative care early were less likely to receive aggressive care in their final month and die in a hospital bed compared with those who received palliative care later. ow.ly/1GY950DRF3t ... See MoreSee Less
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Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. ow.ly/HKxf50DP7dy ... See MoreSee Less
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