PUBLIC EDUCATION, EVENTS AND RESOURCES

Public Education Events

As part of our mandate, we are pleased to offer relevant training events in North Lanark. All events are FREE of charge, and open to everyone. We expect these sessions will fill up quickly — please don’t delay your registration! Some of these events have limited attendance.

Grief and Bereavement Support: New Group Starting August 7, 2024

Date August 7, 2024Time 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmVenue HHNL Office

Registration deadline: July 24, 2024

Caregiver Support Group

Drop-In Caregiver Support Group will now be held at our new office!

Who should attend

Unpaid caregivers from anywhere in North Lanark.

When

Second Tuesday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Where

500 Almonte St., Almonte, Unit #2 (beside the Almonte Fitness Centre).

What you need to know

These are drop-in sessions, but it is helpful to have an idea of how many people to expect, so please contact [email protected] or call Sidney at 613-253-6980 if you are planning to attend or if you have any questions.

Why drop in?

Connect with others

Share experiences, challenges, and triumphs with fellow caregivers. You will learn from others who understand your journey, and others will learn from you.

Emotional Support

This is a safe space to express your feelings and find understanding. We hope this program will help build a supportive community by bringing people into your life who truly understand.

Information and Resources

Gain valuable insights, tips, and resources for caregiving.

Please join us. Even if you feel you have things under control, consider the benefits of community, and that your experience may help someone else.

Death Café

We facilitate Death Cafés on a regular basis. Please keep an eye on our social media for details. Click here to read more about what to expect: https://hhnl.ca/2024/01/04/hhnl-death-cafe/

Advance Care Planning: Who Will Speak For You?

Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a process that encourages thinking and talking about your wishes for future health and personal care. By working through your wishes with your family or friends, you can explain to others what is important to you. This can be especially important should you find yourself ill and unable to communicate.

Thanks to the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, an Advance Care Planning kit assists Canadians in planning their emergency and end-of-life health care wishes. Through interactive workbooks and printable guides, you can assist your substitute decision maker by having your plan and wishes documented.

Give your loved ones the gift of knowledge and tell them what’s important to you.

Resources

Home Hospice Palliative Care can help facilitate connections with other community services.

Download the Home Hospice North Lanark Brochure

Our home visiting program is only one part of a constellation of services in our community and beyond. We’ve organized them into the following categories:

Caregiver and Grief Resources

Help for the Holidays

Local Health Teams, Clinics, Hospitals and Hospice Services and Facilities

Home Support and Day Away Organizations, Transportation, Other Sources of Information and Reading Material

Helpline and emergency numbers

211

This helpline easily connects people to the social services, programs and community support they need. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and a live person will answer the phone and guide you through what you need to know.

811

Access to expert health care advice when and where you need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and a live person will answer the phone when you call.

911

Emergency services such as Fire, Police and Paramedics.

Book Collections at Local Libraries

List of books available to check out at the Mississippi Mills Public Library, Almonte and Pakenham Branches

List of books available to check out at the Carleton Place Public Library

Reviews

These are books reviewed by members of HHNL.