It is a privilege for us to
care for your loved one

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Learn about our admissions process

It would be an honour for us to welcome your loved one to the Residence and to provide the extraordinary care they deserve. Since we are not a long-term care facility, we must screen patients to admit those best suited for the care we provide, that is, patients in the terminal phase of their illness and who require their symptoms to be managed by an interdisciplinary team of palliative experts.

The criteria

In addition to having a life-limiting illness, patients must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission to the Residence:

  • A medically-supported estimated life expectancy of less than three (3) months;
  • Not undergoing any current life-sustaining or prolonging forms of treatment;
  • An adult patient, regardless of age or type of terminal illness;
  • Residing in the territory or having been treated by one of the healthcare facilities of the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (healthcare network) or with family and loved ones in the territory;
    • Special consideration will be given to admitting patients whose primary caregiver resides in the CIUSSS territory.
    • Depending on their family and health situation, patients who live outside the CIUSSS territory may be admissible to the Residence.

A worry-free admissions process

Our admission process is designed to transfer the burden away from the patients and their families and into the hands of the patient’s healthcare team. Letting someone know you are considering admission to the Residence is your only responsibility.

STEP 1

The patient, family member, or primary caregiver makes a verbal request to the patient’s treating healthcare team (this is usually a nurse, social worker, or physician).

STEP 2

The patient’s healthcare team:

Completing

Completes the Request for Admission form and ensures the patient’s treating physician signs it.

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Discussing

Discuss with the patient (and family or surrogate decision-maker) the Conditions for Admission form, ensuring the patient (or his legal representative) understands, agrees, and signs the form.

Sending

Sends the completed forms and the necessary medical documentation to the Residence’s Admission Assessment Team for review.

The documents may be emailed to admissions@tdpcr.ca or scanned and faxed to (514) 693-0374

STEP 3

The Residence’s Admission Assessment Team reviews applications within 48 hours of reception and provides the patient’s healthcare team with a response shortly thereafter. Once a patient is accepted for admission to the Residence, the delay for admission may vary between a few days to a few weeks, depending on the urgency, care requirements, prognosis, presence of symptoms, and current bed availability.

The day of arrival

Admissions occur on weekdays, Monday to Friday, except during statutory holidays. Patients are welcomed by the Residence’s healthcare team (physician, nurse, and social worker). Since the Residence aims to personalize the care as much as possible for each patient, the team and family get to know each other better by discussing aspects such as care goals