A community of dedicated caregivers
Dale Weil, Executive Director of the Residence
Our team of physicians, nurses, supportive care workers and trained volunteers work together to address the physical symptoms as well as the emotional, social and spiritual needs of the patients and their families. Together, our efforts help terminally ill patients live their final days in comfort and with dignity in a warm, home-like environment, close to their family, and in their community.
If you are interested in joining our talented team, visit our Careers or Volunteer pages for more information.
Our homelike environment
At the Residence, we make a point to focus on life. We want to celebrate it and make this last chapter as fulfilling as possible. That’s why all 23 of our Residence rooms are:
- Private room with ensuite bathroom
- Bright and spacious with large windows
- Wi-Fi enabled with TV, tablets and telephone
- Open to visitors and overnight stays
- Children and pet-friendly
- Walk-out to private patios and gardens
With patients and families in mind…
- Home cooked meals
- Several common areas to relax in
- A daily tea service (and wine & cheese Fridays)
- Art, music, abundant greenery and a variety of celebrations big and small
Focusing on life
The families who come to us tell us over and over how meaningful each gesture, each word, each hand on the shoulder has been for them. They say that these moments, as well as knowing that their loved one could not have been better cared for, helped them in their grief. We feel extremely privileged to walk alongside our patients’ last journey.
We have hosted numerous special activities and celebrations over the years, including weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries — even a Christmas celebration in October (snow included!).
We take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.
Lasting impressions
The Residence in numbers
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To provide active and compassionate care in order to comfort and support terminally ill patients and their loved ones and to continue as a leader in palliative care within Quebec and Canada.
As a leader,
- To be at the forefront of providing superior palliative care within the community health care network.
- To promote and support a range of services to patients requiring palliative care, at home, in hospital, and at the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence.
- To ensure that grief support is available and to promote it in the community.
- To serve as a role model and resource for other communities wishing to organize freestanding palliative care residences.
- To promote and provide education to health professionals and volunteers to enhance competence in delivery of palliative care services.
- To promote and provide education in the community, to increase awareness and to provide understanding of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.
- To continuously improve palliative care quality, access and capacity through education, knowledge exchange and research.
The Residence is the realization of a dream by co-founders Teresa Dellar, M.S.C., MSW, PSW, FT and Russell Williams, then a Member of the Quebec National Assembly for the Kirkland area.
