Hospice Toronto is engaging in a disability outreach Initiative entitled “Transitions”.
We hope that Transitions will provide us with more effective ways of serving those with disabilities and their caregivers in our community who are facing end of life care needs. We hope to learn how we can help and what we need to know to better engage our diverse community.
For these purposes “end of life” is defined as being when life expectancy is no more than two years.
We know that people with disabilities do not typically access end of life care and we would like to know, from them, why.
People with disabilities, along with the mainstream population, are living longer. Informal caregivers and families do over 80% of care giving. There is a growing increase and focus on care giving throughout the country.
Your assistance is respectfully requested. Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey following. Your privacy is assured and we request that you respond only to those questions with which you feel comfortable.
Also, we invite you to visit our website for details on how you may want to participate, including, if you prefer, accessing a text-only version of the questionnaire. For further information you are welcome to call Belinda Marchese or Peggy Zammit at Hospice Toronto at 416 364-1666 ext. 230 or 227 or by e-mail at belinda.marchese@hospicetoronto.ca or peggy.zammit@hospicetoronto.ca Please put Transitions Project as your subject line.
Please remember, the final day we can accept responses is February 29, 2012 – and your opinion really matters. Don’t delay!
All information will remain confidential. Your assistance is deeply appreciated.