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VISION STATEMENT
Hospice palliative care and bereavement services are available and accessible to individuals, their families, friends and caregivers.
MISSION STATEMENT
To enhance the quality of life of individuals
in Durham Region who are facing advanced illness, death or
bereavement and their families, friends and caregivers by providing volunteer-based
hospice palliative care;
bereavement services; and
educational opportunities.
VALUES
Our services shall be client-centred, including: advocacy on behalf of a client; empowerment; respecting the client’s autonomy, voice, self-determination, and participation in decision making.
Respect for the values and beliefs, choices, experiences, and diversity of individuals and their families, friends and caregivers shall be essential in all we do.
The focus of hospice palliative care shall be on caring, celebrating life, and honouring the dying.
Respectful collaboration shall be integral in our endeavours to improve the quality of life of individuals facing advanced illness, death or bereavement.
The contribution of members of the community as volunteers shall be essential to the holistic care of people living with advanced illness, death, and bereavement.
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