Cover_HousingDirectory 2012-13.indd - Kerby Centre
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Hospice<br />
CALGARY AREA HOSPICES<br />
Patient/Family information<br />
Hospices are available to patients within the Calgary zone who require end of life care. People<br />
admitted to hospice have a life threatening illness where cure is no longer possible and goals of care<br />
are focused on quality of life, care and comfort.<br />
When being at home is no longer possible, or an acute care admission is no longer required, the<br />
specialized teams of health care professionals and volunteers at hospice provide 24-hour care and<br />
support for patients and families. The interdisciplinary team focuses on easing the physical, emotional<br />
and spiritual suffering that often accompany advanced, life-threatening illness. In the peaceful hospice<br />
environment, friends and families are encouraged to spend time with their loved one. Accommodations<br />
for family overnight stays are available if required.<br />
Alberta Health Services (AHS) – Calgary Zone provides hospice care through six contracted service<br />
providers and one AHS Hospice throughout the greater Calgary area. All hospices meet high<br />
standards and provide similar care. The priority is to ensure all patients have timely access to hospice<br />
care.<br />
An assessment by a member of the AHS Palliative Consult Team is required to determine<br />
eligibility for Hospice care<br />
Process:<br />
• From an acute care facility: The attending doctor or nursing staff can initiate a palliative care<br />
consult<br />
• From home: The family doctor can fill out a referral to general home care who can then initiate<br />
a referral to palliative home care or to a member of the palliative consult team<br />
• From Long Term Care & Supported Living: The attending doctor or nursing staff can request<br />
a palliative care consultation<br />
• Rural areas including hospitals and home care: The family doctor, attending doctor or<br />
nursing staff can initiate a referral to the rural palliative care consult team<br />
HOSPICE LOCATIONS:<br />
Santuari Hospice<br />
3500 – 26 Ave. NE<br />
(Peter Lougheed <strong>Centre</strong>-Unit 42)<br />
Ph: 403-943-5742<br />
Agape Hospice (Salvation Army)<br />
1302 – 8 th Ave NW<br />
403-282-6588<br />
www.agapehospice.ca<br />
Rosedale Hospice<br />
920 – 7A Street NW<br />
Ph: 403-284-5195<br />
www.hospicecalgary.com<br />
Foothills Country Hospice<br />
Box 274 Okotoks, T1S 1A5<br />
Ph: 403-995-4673<br />
www.countryhospice.org<br />
Carewest Sarcee Hospice<br />
3504 Sarcee Road SW<br />
Ph: 403-685-6460<br />
www.carewest.ca<br />
Intercare Chinook Hospice<br />
1261 Glenmore Trail SW<br />
Ph: 403-258-0040<br />
www.intercarealberta.com<br />
Intercare Southwood Hospice<br />
211 Heritage Drive SE, Calgary<br />
Ph: 403-252-0620<br />
www.intercarealberta.com<br />
<strong>Kerby</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Housing Department • <strong>2012</strong>/13 © 403-705-3231 or 403-705-3230 137
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