100% of donations will be used for the items below. Make your donation today to help improve palliative care across Eastern Ontario! Designate your gift to one or more of the priorities below.
Items Needed | Cost | Number | Benefit of Item |
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Therapeutic bath tub | $51,000 | 1 | For patients in residential hospice |
Sleep sofas | $22,068 | 12 | For family members to stay in residential hospice |
Medical care equipment & tools | $18,938 | 7 | To care for patients in residence or day-hospice (e.g. medical refrigerator, specialized feeding tools, sterilizer) |
Comfort mattresses | $18,776 | 10 | For patients in residential hospice |
Family members' kitchen | $11,970 | 6 | Equipment for family members in residence (e.g. stove, dishwasher, microwave) |
Beds | $11,394 | 6 | For patients in residential hospice |
Advance Care Planning (ACP) | $10,000 | 12 | Series of workshops to encourage members of the community to plan for their end-of-life care needs |
Bursaries for volunteers | $3,000 | 24 | To recognize palliative care volunteers with an educational bursary |
Message & reiki therapy | $2,655 | 3 | Equipment to offer therapy to day hospice & residential hospice |
Music therapy | $2,525 | 7 | Training and tools for this new program to support home-visiting programs |
Transfer chairs & walkers | $1,840 | 3 | To loan to patients in their homes |
Wheelchairs | $1,595 | 3 | To loan to patients in their homes |
Bereavement program | $930 | 3 | Material to provide to family members |
Bursaries and ACP will support Eastern Ontario. Equipment will go to:
Hospice Care Ottawa - May Court Hospice & Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice
Madawaska Valley Hospice