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                                            Program: 
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                                        Hospice and Bereavement Services
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                                            Phone Numbers: 
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                                        519-637-6408
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                                            Toll-Free: 
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                                        1-800-201-0909
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                                            Fax: 
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                                        1-833-694-1483
                                         
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                                            Address: 
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                                                    175 S Edgeware Rd St Thomas, ON N5P 4C4 
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                                            Intersection: 
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                                        S Edgeware Rd and Burwell Rd
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                                            Location: 
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                                        St Thomas
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                                            Accessibility: 
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                                        Wheelchair Accessible
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                                            Hours: 
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                                        Administration: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
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                                            Executives: 
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                                        Debra Selwyn - Director, Home and Community Care debra.selwyn@von.ca
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                                            Public Contacts: 
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                                        Morgan McMillan - Supportive Care Coordinator morgan.mcmillan@von.ca Jill Smith - Manager, Home and Community Care jill.smith@von.ca
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                                            Service Description: 
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                                        Companionship, respite care, and emotional support to people and their family/caregivers living with a life-threatening illness at any stage of illness from diagnosis on
  Support Through Your Journey - Monthly support for individuals in early stages of a life-limiting illness * 2nd Thu of each month, 1-3pm
  Connecting Caregivers - Support group for caregivers supporting someone with a life-limiting illness * offered two times a month
  Bereavement support for anyone who has experienced the death of someone 
close * services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term 
care homes
  Bereavement Services  
 - Healing Souls - 10 week support group held in various communities across Elgin throughout the year
 - clients can also be matched one-on-one with trained volunteers for grief support
 - ongoing grief maintenance group meets every 6 weeks across the county
 - Cooking for One
 - Mindfulness Meditation for Grief, Gentle Yoga for Grief
 - Kids' Circle
  
                                         
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                            
                             
                            
                            
							
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                                            Fees: 
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                                        Free
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                                            Application: 
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                                        No referral required * pre-registration is required * call to register
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                                            Eligibility / Target Population: 
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                                        People who need end-of-life care or bereavement supports
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                                            Languages: 
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                                        English
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                                            Area Served: 
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                                        Elgin County and area
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                                            Last Updated:
                                        
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                                        3/14/2025
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                                            Service Profile Web Address:
                                        
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                                        eng/displayService.aspx?id=134694
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