We want to rally community strength and raise funds to build the 1st hospice in North Halton. Because we believe every individual should have access to a dignified and caring end of life journey.
Safety is our priority. We encourage participants to complete a 5km hike, walk, bike or run and practice social distancing wherever you decide to take the challenge on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 10:00AM.
Whether you find yourself on a trail, around the neighborhood or on a treadmill, we would love for you to join us.
Being a caregiver has many rewards, but can also be exhausting physically, mentally and emotionally, particularly in the midst of a pandemic. In this webinar we will look at the effects of caregiving on health and well being, taking responsibility for your own care, and identifying barriers and managing stress through effective coping strategies.
Featured Presenter: Ana Nunes-Freitas, Wellness Care Manager and Caregiver Educator, Acclaim Health
Ana Nunes-Freitas is the Care Manager for Wellness Services at Acclaim Health, and works in the community providing support to caregivers of those with dementia.
This virtual workshop will provide caregivers with strategies to support child(ren) in maintaining a sense of connection to their loved one in Hospice. This workshop will focus on activities that may be used to help children and youth feel connected to their Person, despite the current isolation and quarantine protocols that exist.
Featured Presenter: Laura Breau, M.A., CLSt.Dip, CIMI-2, n.d
Laura is a Certified Child Life Specialist in private practice and owner of Imagine Child Life Services. Through the use of therapeutic play and developmentally appropriate activities, Laura supports children through challenging life experiences and events.
TOWNSEND SMITH TALKS: with Debbie Duclos, R.N., Founder of Shaping Minds in Healthcare Inc.
Debbie shares a conversation with TSHF Director of Development Kate Holmes and Secretary Holly Lillico about staying connected with friends and family who are isolated because of COVID-19, and provides helpful considerations for those who are planning a visit to a loved one.
DEBBIE DUCLOS, R.N.
For almost three decades, Debbie has combined her patient-focused clinical expertise with a well-developed business acumen. Her diverse health care experience has been formed through progressive positions in acute, long-term care and home care, specialty pharmaceutical, and medical device sales and technology clinical training roles.
For the last decade, Debbie has been a consultant in healthcare, and in 2015 founded Shaping Minds in Healthcare Inc. Her focus has been on observing, analyzing and recommending vital improvements in public and private sector healthcare organizations and customized medical equipment and technology training solutions for clinicians across a variety of healthcare settings. She has grown her passion, knowledge and expertise as an educator through focused adult education and staff development programs.
Shaping Minds in Healthcare is very pleased to be celebrating our 5th year anniversary! Community support is a very important part of Shaping Minds’ culture and values, and Debbie is honored to share in this video series with Townsend Smith Hospice Foundation.
COVID-19 has changed the way we experience and grieve the death of a loved one. We may not have been able to be by the bedside, families and friends can’t gather to mourn together, memorial services are postponed. In this webinar we will explore how COVID-19 complicates how we grieve, look at strategies to cope and explore ways to find meaning through rituals.
Featured Presenter: Nina Page, RP
Nina Page has been a pastoral, palliative volunteer at Allendale Long Term Care for over 20 years and in 2012 accepted the position of Chaplain. Nina was ordained a Vocational Deacon in the Anglican Church in 2012. She studied at the Toronto School of Pastoral Care and was accepted into the College of Psychotherapists in 2016.
In 2016, Nina started as a volunteer co-facilitator for Acclaim Health’s Spousal Loss Bereavement Support Group and was offered a permanent part time position as a Bereavement Counsellor in 2017. Since then she has been part of the team of Hospice and Bereavement Counsellors at Acclaim Health and in 2019 was invited to be a Bereavement and Spiritual Care Counsellor.
Nina lives in Milton with husband John and 2 “Furbabies” They have two sons, 4 grandchildren and 3 step-grandchildren.
