ABOUT US

The Near North Palliative Care Network is a non-profit organization providing one-stop Palliative Care, Bereavement and Grief, and End-of-Life volunteer-based free services and training in Northern Ontario. Charitable Organization. B.N. : 892020884RR0001. Registration Date : 1995 April 01
OUR MISSION

To enhance the comfort, dignity and quality of life of individuals with a terminal illness, and to offer bereavement support throughout the community.
OUR VISION

Our Vision is that every resident of Northeastern Ontario can experience their end-of-life with dignity and comfort, pain free, and with physical, psychological, social and spiritual support provided to them wherever they may be living: in the hospital, in hospices, in long-term care facilities or at home.
We support a decentralized model of palliative care-giving, going to the client where the client is.
OUR CORE VALUES

Human Dignity
We value each person as a unique individual with a right to respect and acceptance.
Compassion
We value a quality of presence and caring that accepts people as they are and fosters healing and acceptance.
Social Responsibility
We value integrity and the promotion of the just use of resources entrusted to us for the enhancement of human life.
Community Service
We value a work climate of mutual trust and harmony that enables healing, collaboration and the fulfillment of human potential.
Excellence
We value quality of care, work life, and ongoing education and training.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES

Individual with a life-limiting illness, family and caregivers are at the centre of care, compassionate listening, companioning, non-judgmental support, confidentiality, and professionalism.