Our History

• In 1986, the Sudbury Regional Palliative Care Association was established receiving its charitable status in 1987. The first Hospice Volunteer Visiting program was developed in 1989 and today continues to support individuals and families through the end stages of their challenging journey.
• In 2001 our Hospice Volunteer Visiting Program expanded to include
  Manitoulin Island and Chapleau.
• In 2004 the Board of Directors of the Hospice Association of Ontario certified the Sudbury Regional Palliative Care Association had successfully completed their Level 1 Accreditation, recognizing best practices and standards compliance of the Association.
• In 2005 the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care recognized that volunteer contributions were a viable component to End of Life Care and increased our annualized funding to reflect 51% of operational budget.
• In 2005 our volunteers were recognized as key players in health care delivery and awarded the Community Builders Award in the health sector for their contributions in our community.
• In 2006 the Board of Directors of the Hospice Association of Ontario certified that we had successfully completed Level 2 Accreditation, recognizing compliance with use of targets and indicators.
• In 2007, the Sudbury Regional Palliative Care Association became Palliative Caregivers Sudbury/Manitoulin, further establishing our role in providing comfort, companionship and support to those in need in our community.

Our Mission

Palliative Caregivers Sudbury/Manitoulin is a volunteer community-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to provide end of life support to clients and their families. Our mission is achieved through hospice volunteer visiting, advocacy, education, and bereavement support to clients and families within the Sudbury/Manitoulin District.

We Believe

• That our efforts must focus on enhancing quality of life;
• That there is a natural death and grief process but that each individual or family will experience it differently;
• That individuals and families must receive care and support during illness, death, and into bereavement;
• That individuals and families have a right to dignity and privacy;
• That our volunteers who provide palliative care must receive the training, preparation and ongoing support to enable them to carry out their work;
• That palliative care is best provided by a team that includes the individual, family, physician, palliative care staff and volunteers and other professionals.

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