RESOURCES
Helpline support: 1-844-437-3247
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General Information
- Advance Care Planning Waterloo Wellington – conversations worth having
- Canadian Virtual Hospice – Two Spirit and LGBTQ+: Proud, Prepared, and Protected
- Law Society Referral Service | Law Society of Ontario (lso.ca)
- Powers of Attorney – Pro Bono Ontario
- Simon Fraser University – LGBT end-of-life conversations
- Speak Up Ontario – advance care planning in Canada
Forms, Guides, and Toolkits
- Canadian Virtual Hospice – Planning for My Care: People who identify as Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ (fillable guide)
- Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario – Make a Power of Attorney
Hospice Palliative Care Information
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
- Canadian Virtual Hospice’s Living My Culture – people from various cultures share stories & wisdom about living with serious illness, end-of-life, and grief
- Hospice Palliative Care Ontario – Call 1.833.621.0728 (toll free)
- Waterloo Wellington Integrated Hospice Palliative Care
General Information
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Carechannel – Resources for Caregivers
- Caregiving Guides and Resources
- Community Support Connections – Caregiver Support
- Hospice Waterloo Region – Client Services
- HPCO’s Caregiver Support Modules
- Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice Webinar Recording – Caregiver Challenges and Strategies
- Ontario 211 – Community and Social Services Help
- The Ontario Caregiver Organization
- Palliative and End-of-Life Care – Waterloo Wellington
- Self-Care in Canada
- St. John Ambulance – Home Caregiver Support Program (online training)
- Wellness Together Canada – Mental Health Support
Online Organizing Tools for Caregivers
- Carenextion – Coordinate & Connect Care for People as they Age
- CaringBridge – Stay Connected Through Any Health Journey
- Caring Village – Helping Caregivers Communicate & Coordinate Care
- CircleOf – Personal & Family Caregivers
- Lotsa Helping Hands – Organize Help for Someone in Need
General Online Resources
- Cancer.Net
- Good Grief
- The Good Grief Trust
- My Grief
- UPMC HealthBeat Podcast: Preparatory and Anticipatory Grief
Other Reading Materials
- Bereaved Families of Ontario:
- Canadian Virtual Hospice – Living My Culture – people from various cultures share stories & wisdom about living with serious illness, end-of-life, and grief
- Dignity Memorial – grief library
- Open to Hope – help and advice about bereavement
- What’s Your Grief – education, articles, sharing, and support
For families connected to Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice:
Family Time – This facilitated group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month; 10:30am – 12:30pm at Innisfree House, and 6:30pm -8:30pm at Lisaard House
Coffee Time – This social group resumed effective September 14, 2022, and meets Wednesdays 10:00am – 11:00am at Innisfree House.
Additional Community Supports
- Bereaved Families of Ontario – support groups, education
- Bridge C-14 – resources for those who have experienced the MAiD death of a loved one
- The Coping Centre – programs, retreats, seminars
- Heart House Hospice – virtual bereavement support in Urdu/Hindi
- Hospice Waterloo Region -counselling, support groups, including Rainbow Bereavement, Indigenous Group, and complementary therapies
- Hummingbird Centre for Hope – supporting bereaved spouses caring for children)
- Kemp Hospice – text and online chat grief support
- New Beginnings – support for adults 50 in Kitchener; contact Julie Laderoute directly (julie.laderoute@kitchener.ca/519.741.2200 ext 5346)
- Soaring Spirits International – connecting widowed people to each other
*Services are available on a geared-to-income basis
While MAiD is not part of our approach to hospice palliative care and is not provided by the staff of Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice, we will make appropriate referrals to honor this choice should a resident’s wishes in this regard change – click here for our full policy
MAiD Bereavement Support
- Bridge C-14 – suppor tgroups following the MAiD death of a loved one
- Bereaved Families of Ontario South Central – MAiD support group
In-person Resources for Children & Teens
- Bereaved Families of Ontario – support programs for children and teens
- The Coping Centre – support groups for children and teens
- The Nightingale Centre – support for grieving children, youth, and families
Online Resources for Children & Teens
- Apart of Me – a free smartphone app/game for grieving children or teens
- Bereaved Families of Ontario – support programs for children and teens
- Children and Youth Grief Network – connecting grieving youth with services and resources
- Help2MakeSense – support for grieving young people
- Teen Grief – connecting teens with similar grief experiences anonymously
- Teenage Grief Sucks – stories submitted by grieving teens with a welcome to submit your own
- The Grief Reality – two teen girls blog about the loss of their mother, inviting others to share their stories
- Upopolis – support community for children when someone in the family has a life-limiting illness
- Wellness and Emotional Support for Youth Online – free online counselling for youth
In-person Resources for Young Adults
- The Coping Centre – support groups for children and teens
Online Resources for Young Adults
- Actively Moving Forward – support for grieving young adults
- The Dinner Party – community of young adults who have experienced significant loss
Videos
- Megan Devine – How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?
- Lucy Hone – Three Secrets of Resilient People
- Lucy Kalanithi – What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death
- Nora McInerny – We Don’t “Move On” from Grief
- BJ Miller – What Really Matters at the End of Life
- Jason B. Rosenthal – The Journey Through Loss and Grief
Podcasts
- Grief, Dying, and Death During a Pandemic
- When You Can’t Be With a Dying Family Member
- Send the gift of your voice through the Sound of Your Love program
