Palliacco

Contribute to improving the quality of life of people with cancer, patients at the end of life, family carers and bereaved persons, by offering them support,Accompaniment and respite services at home.

Service offerings

Rest

In-home respite For caregivers, offered in blocks of 3 to 5 hours, day or evening. Volunteers available at night for patients at the end of life. Caregivers Free By appointment MRC des Pays d'en Haut; MRC des Laurentides; MRC Antoine Labelle

Caregiver

Support service For caregivers of people with a severe diagnosis. Caregivers (adults, children and adolescents) Free By appointment MRC des Pays d'en Haut; MRC des Laurentides; MRC Antoine Labelle

Massage therapy

Massage therapists specialized in oncology offer free in-home massages, lasting one hour. 2 massages per person/year according to established criteria. People with cancer (adults and children), severely diagnosed, caregivers Free By appointment MRC des Pays d'en Haut; MRC des Laurentides; MRC Antoine Labelle

Support group

Individual follow-up and group meetings and workshops for people with cancer and their loved ones. Caregivers, adults, children and adolescents Free Consult the organization's website for the meeting schedule Mont-Tremblant, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts and Saint-Sauveur service centers

Accompaniment in severe diagnosis

Volunteer companions trained in palliative care offer free presence and listening to people with cancer and patients at the end of life at home, at the oncology clinic and in other living environments such as CHSLD and private residences. People with cancer (adults and children) with a severe diagnosis Free By appointment MRC des Pays d'en Haut; MRC des Laurentides; MRC Antoine Labelle

Bereavement

Workshops aim to facilitate the adaptation to the changes brought about by the illness and the bereavement, to break the isolation and to help the understanding of the emotions encountered such as fear, sorrow and joy, as much for the patient as for his relatives. In person and in virtual mode. People with cancer, caregivers (adults, children and adolescents), bereaved people Free Consult the organization's website for the meeting schedule In person and virtual mode Face-to-face meetings are held in Mont-Tremblant, Sainte-Agathe and St-Sauveur

Information and documentation

Training of volunteers in palliative care support. 6 meetings in virtual mode. Everyone Free Consult the organization's website for the meeting schedule MRC des Pays d'en Haut; MRC des Laurentides; MRC Antoine Labelle