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About Us
Mission
To
assist individuals diagnosed with
life-limiting illnesses to live life as fully as
possible while maintaining their dignity and
comfort, as well as to provide support to
their loved ones.
Vision
Dignity House Hospice will focus on the client rather than the
illness, and aim to give families
respite from the extraordinary challenges of
providing ongoing care to an ill or dying
loved one.
Purpose
The
primary purpose of Dignity House Hospice is
to develop palliative and
end-of-life care programs to provide care
options for Lanark County clients diagnosed
with a life-limiting illnesses, and to support
their families and friends.
Values
All services will be provided at no charge
to patients and their loved ones. All
hospice programs will be guided by a commitment to
EQUAL access to services for ALL residents
of Lanark County.
We take our patients’ confidentiality
seriously and will ensure that it is protected at
all times.
Pain management will always be our number one priority.
We will work closely with our patients and their loved ones to
ensure timely referrals and advocate for appropriate interventions as
needed.
In the interim, as we work towards our final objective to establish
a residential hospice, the Board of
Directors of Dignity House Hospice is pleased to
offer residents of Lanark County a Day Hospice
Program to be open in 2010 - funding
permitting.
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