Improving quality of life
About the Program
Nav-CARE is a volunteer-based community program for citizens living at home in the West Island of Montreal who are coping with various health-related and/or emotional issues, including chronic illness, isolation, mobility challenges, grief and loss and/or caregiver fatigue.
Nav-CARE aims to enhance the well-being of those in need and their families and caregivers in their home environment. Accredited volunteers are paired with clients to provide regular visits, support and companionship. They are skilled in assessing quality of life, advocating for needs, connecting people to community services and navigating access to essential resources.
Delivered by the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence in partnership with local organizations and coordinated through the Montreal Institute for Palliative Care, Nav-CARE focuses on improving quality of life by helping individuals feel more supported, connected, and confident in their day-to-day lives.
Who is Nav-CARE designed to help?
We serve West Island adults who have declining health and/or quality of life concerns, such as:
- Mobility issues or sensory challenges
- Difficulty making hard decisions about their care
- Difficulty accessing the right resources to fit their needs
- Those experiencing a recent loss or bereavement
- Those feeling an increased disengagement within their social circle or their community
- Those who are overwhelmed by caregiver fatigue
- Those who are feeling lonely and isolated from the world
In general, those who express the need for support.
For health-care professionals
To refer a client to this program:
For individuals and families
To apply for yourself or someone you know:
West Island municipalities covered by Nav-CARE:
Baie-D’Urfé
Beaconsfield
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle
Île-Perrot–Pincourt
Kirkland
L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pointe-Claire
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Senneville
Vaudreuil–Saint-Lazare–Hudson
