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Advance Care Planning Workbook
The Advance Care Planning Workbook is a general guide that helps you understand what is involved in advance care planning, provides useful definitions, tips and can be used as a first step in the advance care planning process.
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Making a Will
Writing a will is a good idea. It is the best way to make sure that the things you own end up in the right hands after your death. View Legal Info Nova Scotia’s booklet to help guide you with the process.
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Let’s Talk about Grief
A guide provided by Nova Scotia Health to help build grief literacy and compassion in society.
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MyGrief.ca
MyGrief.ca is an online resource to help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace. It can help you understand your grief and approach some of the most difficult questions that may arise.
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Compassionate Care Benefits
Information on the Government of Canada’s benefits for caregivers.
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Canadian Virtual Hospice
An interactive network for people dealing with life-threatening illness and loss.
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Antigonish Palliative Care Society
For more than 20 years, the Antigonish Town & County Palliative Care Society has been helping people die at home with comfort and dignity.
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Cancer Care Nova Scotia
Cancer programs and services across the province including: cancer prevention and early detection, treatment, follow-up, supportive care, palliative care and end-of-life care.
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The (Unpaid) Caregiver’s Handbook
This recently updated edition of The Caregiver’s Handbook, from Caregivers Nova Scotia, is filled with various tools, tips, and resources intended to support caregivers.
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The Valley Hospice Foundation
A registered charity in response to a community need to offer dying Valley residents and their loved ones a welcoming, quiet and comfortable alternative to hospital-based palliative care.
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Caregivers Nova Scotia
Caregivers Nova Scotia provides programs, services, and strong advocacy for caregivers.
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International Children’s Palliative Care Network
This website aims to bring together all agencies and individuals working with children’s palliative care across the world.
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National Hospice Palliative Care Organization
Dedicated to supporting the development of resources for individuals and their families facing serious and life-limiting illness, raising awareness and increasing access to hospice and palliative care, and providing ongoing professional education and skills development to hospice and palliative care professionals.
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What You Have to do After Someone Passes Away
A guide provided by Access Nova Scotia, to help with the legal and emotional concerns of what to do when someone has passed away.
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Colchester East Hants Hospice Society
Providing Care and Support to Families Facing End of Life, Death and Grief.
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Nova Scotia Health Authority
Serving the Halifax Regional Municipality, this Capital Health site offers a wealth of information for the bereaved.
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Grief and Bereavement Resources for Youth
The teenage years are a period of personal change. These years can be challenging as we take on more responsibility and discover ourselves through relationships and exploration. As we move toward adulthood the teenage years invite us deeper into our minds, hearts, families, community and world.
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Making a Will
Writing a will is a good idea. It is the best way to make sure that the things you own end up in the right hands after your death. View Legal Info Nova Scotia’s booklet to help guide you with the process.
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Dougy Centre for Grieving Children and Families
Information on grieving and how to approach children and teens who are grieving, including practical ideas for kids such as activities to help them understand their feelings and grief.
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Personal Directives in Nova Scotia
In Nova Scotia, there is legislation regarding an individual’s wishes, and the designation of a substitute decision maker, who is an individual that can speak for you regarding your wishes for treatment and care should you not be able to speak for yourself. The site provides workbooks, forms and other information to help you get … Continued
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Common questions about Personal Directive
To help you learn more about Personal Directives, these are some answers to some common questions people might have about the Act and its importance to Nova Scotians.
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Speak Up
The national Speak Up campaign encourages Canadians to begin talking about advance care planning and your wishes should you not be able to speak for yourself. The site contains booklets, tools, videos, and other helpful information.
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Death Over Dinner
This is an American website, so please be advised there may be some difference in legislation and terminology but, it does contain some useful tips on starting the conversation.
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The Conversation Project
This is an American website, so please be advised there may be some difference in legislation and terminology but, it does contain some useful tips on starting the conversation.
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Volunteer
Thank you so much for your interest in supporting hospice palliative care in Nova Scotia. Please take a few minutes to complete the following form and we will be happy to connect you to a program that best matches your interest. If you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to call the NSHPCA at … Continued
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Advance Care Planning Workbook
The Advance Care Planning Workbook is a general guide that helps you understand what is involved in advance care planning, provides useful definitions, tips and can be used as a first step in the advance care planning process.
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What is Advance Care Planning?
The Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association is pleased to provide a series of resources to assist with advance care planning process. It is recommended that in addition to reviewing and or utilizing some of the resources below that you discuss the process with those close to you, your medical professional and/or legal professional to … Continued
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