The Ontario Government is donating $208,000 to The Darling Home for Kids in Milton.
This investment will be paid out over the next two years for nursing, personal support, and other services delivered to patients at The Darling Home for Kids.
“Proud that our government is investing in The Darling Home for Kids in Milton to increase access to high-quality hospice palliative care,” says Parm Gill, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Milton. “This investment reflects our government’s commitment to ensure that members of our community facing serious illness are receiving the compassionate support and comfort they deserve.”
A portion of this funding will be used to connect people to more palliative and end-of-life services across Ontario including:
- Grief and bereavement support that help families and caregivers who are grieving the loss of
a loved one. - Advance care planning to help patients and families prepare for future health care decisions;
and - Perinatal palliative care programs that provide specialized grief, bereavement, and peer
support that help parents prepare for the loss of their infant.
This is part of Ontario’s $147.4 million investment over three years in communities across the province to connect more people to comfortable and dignified palliative care close to home and loved ones. Ontario is also investing over $53.8 million over the next two years to increase funding by 45% for all approved hospice beds in Ontario, plus an additional increase for hospice beds in
small facilities.
“The Darling Home for Kids provides essential services to children with life-limiting and lifethreatening illnesses through a continuum of care from palliative-respite, end-of-life and grief and bereavement programs,” says Kristin Horrell, CEO for The Darling Home for Kids. “With the rising costs of delivering quality medical care, government funding, as well as ongoing support from the community, remains essential for us to keep our doors open so we can be there when families need us the most. We appreciate the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for their investment in hospice palliative care across the province.”
The investment is part of the ‘Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care’ plan. With it, the province is making it easier for people and their families to connect to the care they need throughout their entire life, whether that’s by expanding access to services in their home or community or giving them the choice to book or take an appointment virtually, to ensure hospital and long-term beds are available when it is needed most.
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