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		Hospice Muskoka	H O M E
			AGAINST ELDER ABUSE
			CAREGIVERS



*Help me,*
*Listen to me,*
*Stay with me,*	In the middle ages, a hospice was a resting place for travellers on a difficult journey. The modern hospice movement began in London, England in 1967, when Dr. Cicely Saunders founded St. Christopher's Hospice. Today, a hospice can be a special place where people with life-threatening illnesses are cared for or, like Hospice Muskoka, it is a service that reaches out to people wherever they might live.		Who can contact Hospice?
*Remember me*			When to contact Hospice?
Dr. Charles Corr			How you can help Hospice?



	You may also see the work palliative care used instead of hospice. Both words describe an approach to care that considers the whole person - their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
	"When all that can be done to care has been done and to no avail, then the focus must shift to improving the quality of life that remains"

	Hospice Muskoka
	serves the emotional and social needs of people of all ages facing life threatening illness; consists of a group of dedicated, sincere, trained visiting volunteers, who provide non medical supportive care for individuals and their families; works cooperatively with others such as home health care providers, physicians and clergy to provide continuity of care; provides bereavement follow-up support to families; promotes community awareness of the special needs of individuals with a life-threatening illness; is a community-based, not for profit organization; is governed by a volunteer board of directors.
	Hospice Muskoka provides services at home, in hospital, in seniors' residences and nursing homes in the Towns of Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. Hospices are also located in many other areas. Hospice Muskoka volunteer visitors provide non-medical support, such as: companionship listening reading aloud simple comfort measures assistance with daily activities writing letters relief for caregivers telephone support bereavement follow-up bed