The local Community Care Access Centre is getting ready to support the opening of the Chatham-Kent Hospice.
Cindy Stokes Patient Services Manager at the Erie St. Clair CCAC and says the hospice offers another option for the CCAC Palliative Care Consultation Team.
“There has been great leadership, I have to really commend Jennifer Wilson and Michelle O’Rourke for their passion and dedication to this project,” says Stokes. “Certainly hospitals provide good palliative care, (but) it’s not a home like setting. Hospice is a home like setting with nurses that provide specialized palliative care.
Chatham-Kent Hospice will host the grand opening April 5th. The Leamington Hospice opens April 6th.