Residential Hospice - Compassionate Care That Celebrates Life

Our 22,000 sq. foot community palliative care facility offers 24-hour care delivered by certified and licensed professionals and trained volunteers.

• 10 private home-like bedrooms and bathrooms for end-of-life palliative care
• 24-hour physician coverage and nursing care with expert pain and symptom management
• 4 family bedrooms, living rooms, TV room, dining room, kitchen, warm fireplaces, communication room, etc.
• A playroom for children, a chapel for spiritual reflection and outdoor garden to connect with nature. 

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Admission Criteria

• 18 years or older
• Valid NB Medicare Card
• Resident of greater Saint John area
• Life expectancy of 3 months or less
• Cannot be supported at home
• Limited diagnostic tests or treatments required
• Patient and family aware of diagnosis and prognosis and agree to palliative end-of-life care with no extraordinary life saving measures
• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) in place

Exclusion Criteria

• Wandering, aggressive and unsafe
• Long term care
• Ventilator

Our Care Promise

The focus of Hospice care is on comfort, not cure – and on life, not death.  Our goal is to make each person’s last months of life as comfortable as possible while also providing support to family members and friends.  Hospice is about dignity, respect, comfort, peace and hope.  It is about celebrating life and enhancing your quality of living.  Our core values are the cornerstone of this home.  We hope these values will be reflected in your stay here with us:

People - We care for people facing the most difficult time of their life.
Life - We help people live fully until the end of life in peace and comfort.
Healing- We support people to heal emotionally and spiritually.
Hope - We help people find hope in the darkness.
Dignity - We believe in preserving a person’s dignity and self-worth.
Meaning - We help people find a sense of peace, purpose and love.
Growth - We support people to live more deeply than ever before.

What You Need to Know When Coming to Hospice

1.   Items to Bring:

• Medications, supplies, & equipment
• Clothing & sleepwear, including bathrobe, slippers and socks
• Personal items such as razors, toothbrush & toothpaste, shaving cream, shampoo/cream rinse, hair brush/comb, nail clippers, deodorant, body lotion, makeup, etc.
• Special items like your favourite pillow, blanket/quilt, family photos, etc.  No furniture or electrical items.

2.  Our Facility— free parking, free cable TV and free wireless internet service, as well as a computer and phone for family use.

 3.  Your Room—a single bed, a call bell, bedside table, overbed table, wardrobe, a TV with a built in DVD player and free cable, a clock radio, a recliner chair, guest chairs and a private bathroom.

 4.  Medications—Just like home, you will be responsible for your medication coverage, including your co-pay.  You will be asked to transfer your service to Shoppers on Crown Street.

 5.  Oxygen—Hospice has a partnership with Vital Aire and Extra-Mural for oxygen coverage.

Cost of Care—There is no cost to patients.  Government provides 45% of the funding needed and donations help Hospice provide the remaining 55%.

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