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Casey House Toronto

A specialty hospital in Toronto providing groundbreaking care for people living with & at-risk of HIV
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Casey House transforms lives through compassion and social justice. Together with our clients, staff, peers and volunteers, we strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe. We offer a growing mix of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services that meet clients where they are in their individual journeys of health and wellness. Building on a legacy of advocacy and social justice, we actively dismantle barriers to care and safe living. We provide a community and sense of belonging that connects people to care. The humanity of each client is at the heart of everything we do.

11/14/2025

Whether positive, negative, or unknown, each one of us has an HIV status. Knowing your status is a way to take control of your health, protect yourself, your partners and your community, and access treatment or prevention options early. HIV is not exclusive to any age, gender, sexuality, income, or location—Human Immunodeficiency Viruses can impact anyone.

For World AIDS Day, Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is asking AIDS Service Organizations to spread the word about what HIV really looks like. To see the person, not the stigma. Because people are more than their HIV status. Stay tuned for more about how HIV has changed in Canada.

11/11/2025

We’re chopping it up with the kitchen crew today 👨‍🍳🍴, who you may recognize from our staff profiles a few months ago. With the cold weather here, it’s the perfect time to experiment with some new recipes for your next gathering of friends and family. Here’s some inspiration from our amazing and hardworking kitchen services team members!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Casey House! 🎃🦇

We were positively bewitched and bedazzled to see the group costumes in full swing. Our Directors and Executive Leadership Team (Alliance? Association? Assembly?) were a full crew of airline workers ready to take to the skies. Next up for boarding in Zone 2 were members of our outpatient department in a total freaky Friday swap between coworkers! Plus some honourable mentions to our Sesame Street Blue Jays: Ernie Clement and Te-“Oscar” Hernández, and our fierce warrior duo.

We hope you all have a safe, fun, and victorious Halloween!

10/25/2025

, 34 years ago, Princess Diana visited Casey House!

October 25, 1991 was a historic moment as the Princess of Wales graciously met with HIV-positive clients. The Princess made international headlines with an iconic photograph of her shaking hands with a client living with HIV. At that time, people living with HIV/AIDS were socially and physically isolated – physical contact was feared and vehemently avoided, but not by Diana. She was known for her kind heart and HIV advocacy. Something often left unmentioned is that besides the handshake, Princess Diana took a moment to speak with each client who was well enough to converse. Her compassion and warmth extended beyond what was captured by the cameras.

We are delighted that more Canadians from coast to coast have learned about this moment in q***r Canadian history thanks to 'Casey & Diana', a fictional stage play about her real-life visit.

Since 1991, Casey House has evolved from an HIV/AIDS hospice to a specialty hospital for people living with and at risk of HIV. Our work has transitioned from focusing exclusively on end-of-life to providing dignified and accessible care so people can thrive. To this day, we are inspired by Princess Diana’s steadfast dedication, compassion, and leadership against HIV stigma.

"Thank you for reminding the world that we matter, and that no one is above compassion." Casey & Diana, scene 11

10/14/2025

October 15 is your last chance to nominate someone for a 2025 Casey Award. Honour an individual or organization that really made a difference in social justice leadership and dedication to the HIV/AIDS community. Find more details and submission information, or view past recipients, with the link below:

https://caseyhouse.ca/news/the-casey-awards/

10/09/2025

Art With Heart 2025 was a total smash! 🎨 Casey House Foundation is proud to announce that ✨$1.34 million ✨ was raised for Casey House’s compassionate, judgement-free health care for people living with and at risk of HIV. Each of our live auction lots found a home and our limited-edition print sold out! 🎉

We are so grateful to the community that made this incredible feat possible, which includes our generous bidders, curatorial committee, development committee, artists, gallerists, curators, sponsors, volunteers, vendors, board members, our special guest Dr. Greg Robinson, longtime supporters, first-time attendees, and friends 💓

The venue was overflowing with love, with plenty of laughs shared and memories made. Each person was present because they believed in something pure and true. Whether they were uplifting an artist, supporting Canada's phenomenal art talent, or contributing to Casey House’s mission to provide low-barrier and dignified care.

There’s so much that could be said about Art With Heart, but we’ll let the pictures do the talking. Click the link to find pictures from the event and our portrait studio!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/caseyhouse/albums

📸 1-2 by Glenn Bell
📸 3-10 by Ryan Emberley ()
🎨 Portrait studio artwork by Ben Johnston ()

10/01/2025

We are still accepting nominations for the 2025 Casey Awards! 🏆 Celebrate a person or organization that is paving the way for HIV-related social justice leadership, philanthropy, or volunteer service. Full application details can be found on our website: caseyhouse.ca/the-casey-awards 💻

Deadline to apply is October 15, 2025

09/30/2025

Today is National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, a day in which we pay our respects to the survivors of the residential school system and honour those who never returned home. Because every child matters. Many wear an orange shirt to commemorate this day, a movement that started from Phyllis Webstad’s personal experience at residential school.

Earlier this month, Casey House's Indigenous advisory hosted a ceremony and sacred fire to recognize the day.

While the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation wasn’t held until 2021, it has been ten years since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report with its 94 calls to action. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says the tenth anniversary of the TRC’s calls to action is, “a critical reminder of both the progress that has been made and the urgent work that remains”. Many of the calls to action have yet to be fulfilled.

We invite you all to listen to the firsthand accounts of Indigenous peoples, and to take action to support truth, justice, and reconciliation.

09/29/2025

✨ Lot 50 (image one) 'Thjorsá River #2, Southern Region, Iceland' by Edward Burtynsky. Courtesy of Friends of Casey House.

Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers and one of Canada’s most celebrated artists. For decades now, Burtynsky’s breathtaking large-format photographs have circled the globe, offering viewers transformative encounters with the intensive environmental consequences of human industrial activity. Through Burtynsky’s lens we have come to grasp the sheer scale of our permanent impact on the earth.

✨ Lot 51 (image two) 'Alfa Romeo Duetto (The Graduate, 1967)' by Richard Storms.

Storms paints the commonplace, the overlooked and underappreciated vignettes out of daily routine. In the work on offer at this year’s Art With Heart, Storms narrowed his focus onto the car culture of his generation. Alfa Romeo Duetto (The Graduate, 1967) is part of a series of paintings of famous getaway cars from American movies from the 1960s to the 1990s.

✨ Lot 52 (image three) 'Memorial Rose, 2025' by James Lahey. Donated by the artist. Courtesy of Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver and Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal & Toronto.

Lahey's first Polaroid Camera he used was his father’s SX70. He loved that Camera, the way it looked closed, the way it looked open, the sound the film cartridge made when inserted, the sound the film made when released from the camera, how it felt to hold, the immediacy of it, the joy of making a picture instantly — he loved everything about it. To him, all of this felt like the future.

Learn more about these incredible works by viewing the collection on artwithheart.ca. Make your bids on Oct 7 to support those living with and at risk of HIV ❤️

09/27/2025

🌍 Grab your passports and pack your pearls - our raffle is here!

🎉 Grand Prize: Four round-trip tickets from Toronto to anywhere Turkish Airlines flies - choose from destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, or Australia. Take the trip of your dreams? Courtesy of Turkish Airlines.

💎 Second Prize: A stunning baroque pearl necklace, 17” strand with 18kt gold clasp, courtesy of Mark Lash Jewelry.

The more tickets you buy, the greater your chances to win and the greater your impact for Casey House. The world is your oyster… here’s hoping you find some pearls inside. 🦪✨

Tickets at artwithheartbidding.ca

09/26/2025

Last month, we installed new tile artworks in select inpatient rooms. These tiles contain pictures and text lovingly hand-decorated by volunteers or outpatient clients. In each collage, there are positive sayings in at least three different languages. We hope that each inpatient client can feel inspiration and encouragement from these colourful tile arrangements during their stay.

09/25/2025

Best wishes to our friends at Yes Theatre in Sudbury, Ontario as they open their production of Casey & Diana this week. We hope that our nearish-neighbours can be inspired by this triumphant Canadian tale of hope and courage.

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Canada’s only stand-alone HIV/AIDS hospital with inpatient, outpatient and community care. Casey House is still one of the few places where people with HIV/AIDS can seek care without judgement. We are more than a place that saves lives, we are a place that speaks up, shines understanding through compassion, and empowers our clients to get better. We make our clients’ humanity more visible than their disease.