Local hospice care is getting some financial help thanks to the province.
The Near North Palliative Care Network and Nipissing Serenity Hospice will each receive over $12,500 to reflect the last three months of the last fiscal year, and $50,000 for the current one.
“On behalf of Near North Palliative Care, I would like to extend our gratitude to MPP Vic Fedeli, Hon. Sylvia Jones and Ontario Health for the decisive one-time funding of $12,500 for Q4 2023-24 and $50,000.00 for the fiscal year of 2024-25, to support Bereavement Services to NNPCN clients,” said Monica Do Coutto Monni, Executive Director of the Near North Palliative Care Network. “We hope that this one-time funding becomes a sustainable annual raise in our agreements with [Ontario Health], in face of the soaring demand for bereavement services in our community. This one-time funding comes right in time and is much appreciated to keep our community supported with Visiting Hospice Bereavement services.”
The funding’s part of Ontario’s $147.4 million Palliative Care Investment over three years.
“Grief is both a universal experience and a potent and personal one. Loss of a loved one is a major life event and having the right support at the right time can help people continue to function well through a very difficult time,” said Gil Pharand, Executive Director, Nipissing Serenity Hospice. “This funding will support the ongoing work of hospices to meet the inevitably increasing demand and need for this support.”
