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Advance care planning / Decision making

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Faces of Caring Faces of Caring is a community to share deeply human stories, advice, and resources for facing serious illness. It harnesses...

The Family Caregiver This Canadian website is produced by Caregiver Omnimedia, a marketing communications company founded in 2003 by caregivers...

Family Communication Guide This booklet will help you talk about your illness with your loved ones and caregivers, and talk about what you want for...

Family Perspectives: Death and Dying in Canada This document examines the evolution of death and dying in Canada across generations, the desires and realities of families...

Holiday on Hospice: Celebrating Hanukkah at the End-of-Life This blog entry on Crossroads Hospice website shares tips on how to celebrate Hannukah in a hospice setting.

I have been asked to be a substitute decision-maker in Ontario: what does that mean? This brochure was prepared by the Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities research project and intended to...

It takes a team: Families talk about traveling for care for advanced cancer This resource is based on families' experiences traveling for care for advanced cancer and is intended to help families who...

LGBT End-of-Life Conversations A website dedicated to fostering effective communication, create community and facilitate care for lesbian, gay, bisexual...

LivingMyCulture.ca LivingMyCulture. ca shares the lived experience of sixty-four people from eleven cultures. Stories about traditions, rituals...

NICE (National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly) NICE is an international network of researchers, practitioners and students dedicated to improving the care of older adults,...