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…]
Hospice – Get Started in Your Community
A Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta has been developed to help communities create their own local palliative and end-of-life community services and supports. It was developed in response to numerous requests AHS received from communities across Alberta for palliative and end-of-life care information. All links listed in the Resource Guide… [More…]
Hospice and Palliative Care Committees and Societies – Get Started in Your Community
A Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta has been developed to help communities create their own local palliative and end-of-life community services and supports. It was developed in response to numerous requests AHS received from communities across Alberta for palliative and end-of-life care information. All links listed in the… [More…]
Hospice and Palliative Care Committees and Societies – Get Started in Your Community
A Resource Guide for Community Development of Palliative and End-of-Life Care within Alberta has been developed to help communities create their own local palliative and end-of-life community services and supports. It was developed in response to numerous requests AHS received from communities across Alberta for palliative and end-of-life care information. All links listed in the Resource Guide… [More…]
Hospital – Wetaskiwin Hospital and Care Centre
The Wetaskiwin Hospital and Care Centre is a 24-hour emergency acute care and long-term facility with various programs and services available. If a palliative designated bed in acute care is not available the individual will still receive appropriate palliative care. Address: 6910 47 Street, Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 3N3 Phone: 780-361-7100
Palliative Care Consultant – Wetaskiwin
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…]