VAUGHAN — As part of Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government is expanding access to palliative care services in Vaughan. This is part of Ontario’s $147.4 million investment over three years in communities across the province to connect more Ontarians to comfortable and dignified palliative care close to home and loved ones.
“I am proud to help deliver an increased investment in end-of-life care in our community, including additional funding for nursing, personal support, and other services delivered to patients at Hospice Vaughan,” said Stephen Lecce, MPP for King-Vaughan. “We are increasing funding by 45 per cent for all approved hospice beds in Ontario, including in Vaughan, to ensure dignity and quality supports for patients at their time of need.”
A portion of this funding will be used to connect people to more palliative and end-of-life services across Ontario including:
Grief and bereavement support that help families and caregivers who are grieving the loss of a loved one;
Advance care planning to help patients and families prepare for future health care decisions; and
Perinatal palliative care programs that provide specialized grief, bereavement, and peer support that help parents prepare for the loss of their infant.
“Hospice Vaughan provides some of the most difficult and crucial services of any organization in Ontario,” said Michael Tibollo, MPP for Vaughan – Woodbridge. “Their staff’s compassion and dedication to providing the highest quality end-of-life care has made a difference to so many people in our community, and I could not be more thrilled that they are receiving this funding to increase capacity and serve more families in Vaughan.”
This investment will provide existing residential hospice beds in Vaughan with $473,000 in additional funding over the next two years for nursing, personal support, and other services delivered to patients at Hospice Vaughan as well as one-time funding of $304,600 for two new beds. Ontario is investing over $53.8 million over the next two years to increase funding by 45 per cent for all approved hospice beds in Ontario, plus an additional increase for hospice beds in small facilities.
The provincial investment also includes $10.9 million in multiyear funding to continue operations of 23 additional residential hospice beds through the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 fiscal years.
“All of us at Hospice Vaughan are very grateful to the Ontario government for the additional funding for our Residential Program,” said Louie Chiaino, Board Chair, Hospice Vaughan. “This announcement is important recognition that hospice palliative care is a vital element of Vaughan’s health care system.”
With Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the province is making it easier for people and their families to connect to the care they need throughout their entire life, whether that’s by expanding access to services in their home or community or giving them the choice to book or take an appointment virtually, to ensure hospital and long-term beds are available when it is needed most.
QUICK FACTS
Expanding care options in the community is a key part of Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the plan to help Ontario families connect to the care they need, in ways that are more convenient for them.
Ontario is expanding end of life care services by adding 23 new hospice beds to the 509 beds already available across the province to connect Ontarians with end-of-life care.
Palliative care, which includes end-of-life care, can begin as early as the diagnosis of a serious illness and focuses on improving the quality of each individual’s life, provides integrated and holistic care for individuals, their families, and caregivers and ensures that they have access to the supports they need when facing illness, death, grief, and/or bereavement.
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“This investment demonstrates the Government understands the value of community based hospice palliative care and how it impacts the lives of everyone and supports the healthcare system with compassionate and cost effective care. The funding will help families have critical conversations about quality of life as part of their health care planning, it will support families as they journey through grief including parents facing the loss of an infant, and it will sustain hospice residences to meet the growing demand for hospice palliative care.”
Rick Firth President and CEO, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
“This investment in quality hospice palliative care places Ontario as a leader in Canada on an issue that impacts every community. Thanks to the tireless efforts of HPCO, hospices, health care workers, and volunteers, this funding will enable more Ontarians to receive the right care, in the right place. We are thrilled to see this important step forward in Ontario towards a future where everyone can access quality palliative care when they need it most.”
Laurel Gillespie CEO, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
“Ontario’s doctors support and welcome the government’s commitment to ensuring that every patient in Ontario has access to high-quality palliative care in the setting of their choice, from the time they are diagnosed with a life-limiting illness until they die. The Ontario Medical Association believes that allowing patients to remain in their preferred setting, often the home or home-like settings such as long-term care, provides not just better care and compassionate support for them and their loved ones at this difficult time, but is also a better use of health-care resources.”
Dr. Andrew Park President, Ontario Medical Association
“By supporting existing residential hospice capacity, including the remarkable work at Hospice Vaughan, we ensure that those in need receive specialized care in a comforting home-like environment. This funding not only sustains existing beds but also adds much-needed capacity, and it's a vital step toward improving access to these essential services. We are committed to ensuring that all individuals in our community can access the care they deserve during their most vulnerable moments.” –
Daisy Wai
MPP for Richmond Hill
“Our government is delivering on its commitment to expand palliative care services for hospice care facilities that offer safe and compassionate end-of-life services in our community,” said Caroline Mulroney for York-Simcoe. “This additional investment will ensure we are able to help improve quality of life for both patients and their families.”
Hon. Caroline Mulroney
MPP for York-Simcoe
“Our government continues to recognize and support residential hospices that provide high-quality palliative care to 7,000 patients across the province every year. Said Michael Parsa, MPP for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill. Sustaining Mackenzie Health’s services is vital to building a future of accessible, compassionate, and world-class healthcare to meet the everyday needs of Ontarians”.
Hon. Michael Parsa
MPP for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill
"Our government understands the value of community-based hospice palliative care and its role in supporting our healthcare system," sad MPP Laura Smith, Thornhill. "Convenient, connected, and compassionate care at end of life can make a world of difference not only for the patients, but also their families and loved ones."
Laura Smith
MPP for Thornhill
ABOUT HOSPICE VAUGHAN
Since 1995, with compassion and respect, the caring staff and volunteers of Hospice Vaughan have supported individuals and their families, as they journey through a life-limiting illness. In 2021, the new Hospice Vaughan – Mario & Nick Cortellucci Hospice Palliative Care Center of Excellence opened. It includes a hospice residence that provides a peaceful homelike environment for individuals and their families experiencing a life-limiting illness. In addition, the Hospice offers a range of community programs, including grief and bereavement support.
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