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The team at La Maison des Collines would like to have a unifying role, and become a pillar in the community. Patients, considered full members of the MDC community, will be given the encouragement and support needed to face this final life challenge in a simple and dignified manner.
At the heart of palliative care, volunteers enable us to carry out our mission by contributing their skills and experience to the well-being of those in the final stage of life.
At this crucial stage in life, patients require support on many levels including medical treatment and expert nurses, as well as emotional, psychological and spiritual support. With the help of specially trained volunteers and employees, La Maison des Collines will create a reassuring environment in which patients will be supported and taken care of every step of the way.
Volunteers and loved ones will be involved in administering care, and patients, depending on their ability and specific needs, will be encouraged to participate in the daily life of the palliative care home. The lay-out of the MDC has been designed to facilitate the creation of significant bonds between patients, loved ones, employees and the surrounding natural environment.
We believe that palliative care should be accessible to everyone. La Maison des Collines will provide end-of-life support to each and every patient who needs it, from those with chronic illnesses to those who have end-stage heart failure, a degenerative disease or cancer.
Care will be provided free of charge and in both official languages, and we will welcome patients of all ethnic origins, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientations, ages and social-economic backgrounds.
Each individual faces death with their own beliefs, fears and expectations. Some are surrounded by friends and family, while others are isolated and alone. La Maison des Collines will treat each person with the same compassion and will do its best to meet their needs and concerns with tenderness and empathy.
We commit to giving each patient the same reassuring touch, empathetic listening and feeling of well-being that comes from being part of a friendly, caring and compassionate community.
