Because You Cared
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The Stratford Perth Hospice Foundation is a community based charitable organization committed to raising operational funding for the Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth where palliative individuals, as well as their loved ones, are supported through their end-of-life journeys.
The Rotary Hospice provides a peaceful, comfortable home with 24-hour specialized palliative care for those at end-of-life as well as support for those in their circle. It provides a needed alternative in a warm, home-like setting. The doors opened June 2019.
What We Believe In
MISSION
Making Every Moment Matter
VISION
A community where love surrounds every good-bye
VALUES
Compassion First:
Leading with kindness.
Connection:
Nuturing connection in people and community.
Care with Integrity:
Understanding and honouring what matters.
Excellence:
Learning and developing as we grow together.
Caring for Our People
​We believe everyone deserves compassionate care, including our health care team, volunteers and administrative staff.
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Rotary Hospice values the commitment and passion every person brings to those we care for in the hospice residence and in the community.
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To help our people thrive we will:
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Build an ever-stronger care team through active recruitment, education and mentoring to help our team deliver quality hospice care as we grow.
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Better support our entire team to deliver compassionate care in each and every interaction.
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Harness the strength of our volunteers to find ways they can help more.
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Optimize our systems and facilities to make it easier for everyone at Rotary Hospice to do their best.
Sustaining Our Future
We are here today because of our community and funders, and we can do even more together.
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Rotary Hospice would not be where we are today without our community, our donors and our funders. We are united in our belief that hospice care is vital to the Stratford Perth community and there is much more to do.
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To strengthen connections with the community and ensure our long-term sustainability, we will:
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Steward our donors and funders to develop long lasting relationships with our hospice.
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Broaden our reach by building out our fundraising capacity and tapping into the passion of our strongest advocates - our volunteers, staff and families.
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Manage our investments to ensure long-term stability and stewardship of funds.
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Explore ways to continue offering tangible opportunities to support Rotary Hospice and serve the greatest needs of the community.
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Advocate for system funding.
Delivering Care When and Where it is Needed Most
We believe that every person facing end-of-life and those who care for them deserve our help.
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Rotary Hospice knows that end-of-life impacts so many people in many different ways. We want our hospice to be a home for those in our care, and at the same time we know that true hospice care extends far beyond the walls of the hospice residence.
To make hospice care and support accessible to all, we will:
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Ensure our capacity, resources and processes to consistently deliver quality compassionate care both in residence and in community, as awareness and need grows.
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Develop infrastructure and capacity to expand resources and become a 10-bed hospice.
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Educate and Collaborate with health care partners and the community to look for ways to make hospice care more accessible for everyone.
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Offer guidance, spiritual care, emotional support and practical assistance first to residents and those in their circle and then broaden grief and bereavement support to others in the community.
Raising Awareness
We want everyone in our community to know about our hospice care.
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Rotary Hospice recognizes that focused effort is needed to inform more people about Rotary Hospice and how our hospice care and support can help during the end-of-life journey. We know that when someone experiences Rotary Hospice, the more likely they are to engage with and support us.
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To ensure we continue to raise awareness, we will:
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Equip our supporters, volunteer-ambassadors, and Boards with timely messages, opportunities and resources to create greater awareness of Rotary Hospice and the hospice philosophy of care.
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Connect with health care partners and front-line care givers to ensure they consider hospice in every care journey and help them communicate hospice as an option at the end-of-life to their patients and families.
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Deliver end-of-life education to help families, friends and clients navigate the end-of-life journey.
Land Acknowledgement
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We wish to acknowledge this land and communities within which our Hospice operates. This area where we provide service is the traditional land of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples who have cared for the land, sky, and waters for thousands of years. We also acknowledge that Stratford and Perth County are subject to the Huron Tract Treaty 29 and the Saugeen Treaty 451/2. Today these lands are still home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work here. We acknowledge historic and ongoing injustices that Indigenous peoples endure in Canada, and we commit to sharing and learning from the wisdom of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples as we provide comfort to all who gather and reside in our care.​
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Accessibility Statement of Commitment
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Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth (RHSP) is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities. We embrace a broad definition of disability which includes those that may not be visible or apparent. We will strive to provide all persons interacting with our facilities, programs, policies, and services with barrier-free access, in a manner that promotes dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity and in accordance with the AODA 2005. We will foster and endorse attitudes and behaviours that eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility
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Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth is actively engaging to ensure a respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment that reflects and honours the diversity of the community we serve. We celebrate and welcome the diversity of all who move through our doors and facilitate or use the services we provide. We are all strengthened by the diversity of those who are part of the community, and we will continue to demonstrate to all that their dignity, beliefs, and identity are respected. RHSP commits to foster an environment and culture that welcomes everyone and encourages diversity. We strive to understand all those in our care including their cultural, spiritual, physical, and psychosocial needs. We are committed to addressing racism and discrimination and reducing inequities. We value inclusion and recognize the need to foster a culture of equity to achieve excellence in the end-of-life care that we provide.