If you, or someone you care about, require palliative care due to a life-limiting illness, you probably want to know where you can get more information and help. Many services and resources are available to help people at the end-of-life. The following list identifies services that can provide you with the extra care you need, or the support and information you and your caregiver need to prepare for this stage of life. Click on a category below to visit a list of resources related to that topic.

• Bereavement (Grief and Loss Support)
  Bereavement programs provide emotional support, problem-solving assistance, information and guidance for people who have recently lost a loved one.
  
  
• Care Directives
  Various programs and services support the important decisions you need to make about the future of your health, and health care.
  
  
• Care for the Caregiver
  A caregiver is someone who looks after a sick, frail or disabled relative, friend or neighbour.
  
  
• Ontario Health atHome
  In collaboration with family health care providers, hospitals and other health care partners, Ontario Health atHome help Ontarians of all ages to access and navigate the health care services they need, when and where they need them.
  
  
• Compassionate Leave
  Compassionate care benefits allow workers to receive up to six weeks of paid leave in order to care for a gravely ill family member or person who is considered a family member.
  
  
• Consent, Capacity and Patient's Rights
  The Consent and Capacity Board of Ontario is an independent tribunal consisting of lawyers, psychiatrists, and general members of the public. The board assesses patient’s capabilities and their ability to make decisions on their own behalf.
  
  
• Funeral Planning
  Funeral planning involves drawing up a will, planning the details of the funeral or memorial service (or whether one is desired), the type of ceremony and the costs.
  
  
• Hospice Care
  Hospice Care programs provide a range of palliative care support for terminally ill people who are in the final stages of their illnesses and for their families.
  
  
• Hospital-Based Palliative Care
  In-patient palliative care provides a full range of services for people who are in the final stages of their illnesses, as well as their families and/or caregivers.
  
  
• In-Home Nursing
  Nursing can be provided in a home, work or school setting to people of all ages with a wide range of health issues.
  
  
• Long-Term Care Homes
  Long-Term Care Homes are subsidized facilities providing nursing and personal care to individuals who are no longer able to live independently.
  
  
• Medical Equipment and Supplies
  Organizations that sell or rent medical equipment to individuals recovering from surgery or living with mobility limitations.
  
  
• Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Programs
  Control or prevention of pain and other distressing symptoms is an important part of palliative patient care.
  
  
• Personal Emergency Response Systems
  Emergency response systems are set up in an individual‘s home to provide monitoring 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  
  
• Survivor Benefits
  Survivor benefits are paid to a surviving spouse, dependent children or the estate of a deceased contributor or participant of an insurance or pension plan, such as the Workplace Safety Insurance Plan or Canada Pension Plan.
  
  
• Transportation
  Wheelchair accessible transportation is available through public transportation services, community organizations and private companies.
  
  
• Wish Programs
  Wish programs provide support for terminally or gravely ill children or youth, by granting them one wish.