Journey Home Hospice

11/17/2025

In the spirit of our namesake, Saint Elizabeth, and her dedication to helping the sick, poor, and hungry, Saint Elizabeth Foundation | Journey Home Hospice remains committed to this type of social impact to this day – especially as we mark her feast day today, Nov. 17.

As we once again take time to reflect on over 115 years of service at SE Health, we not only honour the legacy of care established by our founders, but also recognize the leadership and innovation that continue to define us today. The vision of the four nurses who started Saint Elizabeth inspires us to keep leading with courage and creativity as we bring Hope and Happiness to those we serve.

On Feast Day, we come together not only to remember this extraordinary legacy, but also to ask: How we can lead change in our own communities.

Simple, tangible gestures can spark deeper connection, build trust, and create belonging for those who may feel forgotten in every community. We can each take Saint Elizabeth’s example of giving back in our daily lives and treat others with respect, compassion, and kindness.

11/13/2025

EXCITING NEWS! 📢

Saint Elizabeth Foundation and Pallium Canada are proud to announce a new national partnership to expand access to equitable palliative care across the country.

This partnership represents an important step toward the long-term sustainability of palliative care education throughout the country. It will support continued advocacy and the delivery of programs that promote compassionate care for structurally vulnerable populations, including individuals facing homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use.

This initiative builds on Saint Elizabeth Foundation’s launch of a National Centre for Equity and Innovation in End-of-Life Care in June, and Pallium Canada’s ongoing efforts to expand national palliative care education. Together, our organizations aim to create a joint national model for palliative care learning that is tailored to the needs of individuals who are often excluded from traditional healthcare systems.

To learn more about this partnership, please visit: https://foundation.sehc.com/saint-elizabeth-foundation-pallium-canada-announce-partnership-to-expand-access-to-equitable-palliative-care-in-canada/

11/12/2025

Have you ever wondered what motivates someone to volunteer at Journey Home Hospice?

We're inviting our Saint Elizabeth Foundation | Journey Home Hospice volunteers to share why it’s so rewarding to be part of a team that cares for people who are homeless and at end-of-life.

Jenny loves interacting with our patients and is an expert at planning fun, themed holiday celebrations. Her recent “Tropical New Year’s Eve” party was a huge hit!

“I think all of us want to have a comforting and safe end-of-life journey surrounded by people who love and care for us. I feel privileged to be by their side and to be trusted with their needs during their most vulnerable and delicate moments.”

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11/11/2025

Even as time moves forward, we pause to remember.

Today, we honour the courage, service, and sacrifices of those who served—and those who continue to serve—so that our communities may live with peace, dignity, and hope.

At Saint Elizabeth Foundation | Journey Home Hospice, we carry this legacy forward through compassion in action: supporting individuals, families, and communities with care that uplifts connection, resilience, and humanity.

Lest we forget.

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11/08/2025

Leading the Way in Spiritual Care, Grief, and Bereavement Support

At Saint Elizabeth Foundation, we know that true care goes beyond physical needs—it touches the heart, mind, and spirit.

That’s why we are proud to advance SE Health’s National Spiritual Care, Grief, and Bereavement Services, an integral part of our interdisciplinary model of care. Across Canada, our dedicated team provides compassionate, holistic support for patients, families, and care partners, helping them navigate life’s most profound moments with dignity, understanding, and hope.

Every day, more than 9,000 members of SE Health’s care team deliver over 25,000 care visits, ensuring every person is seen, heard, and cared for—body, mind, and spirit.

Under the exceptional leadership of Cindy (Cynthia) M. Dwyer, MA, BCC, our national spiritual care and bereavement program continues to expand its reach and deepen its impact, reminding us all that healing happens in connection and relationship.

These vital services are offered at no cost to patients, families, and team members, thanks to the generosity of SE Health and supporters who believe in caring for the whole person through all of life’s journeys.

Learn more or support this work here:
🔗 https://foundation.sehc.com/charitable-programs/spiritual-care/

✨ Stay tuned—an exciting announcement about the next chapter of our National Spiritual Care, Grief, and Bereavement Services is coming soon!

11/07/2025

Ontario’s $1.1 billion investment in home and community care is an important step toward a more connected and compassionate health system.

At Saint Elizabeth Foundation | Journey Home Hospice, we see how community-based supports help people live, and leave, with dignity, comfort, and connection in the places they call home.

This announcement strengthens the work we champion every day: expanding access to compassionate end-of-life care, reducing isolation, uplifting caregivers, and building connected, equitable communities.

SE Health applauds the investment outlined in today’s Fall Economic Statement 2025. Ontario’s investment of $1.1 billion over three years to expand home care services and the Hospital to Home program marks a powerful step forward for patients, families, and the future of health. At SE Health, we...

11/07/2025

Our team was proud to attend the 46th Annual Cardinal’s Dinner, hosted by the Archdiocese of Toronto at the Pearson Convention Center in Brampton.

At Saint Elizabeth Foundation | SE Health, we are deeply grateful for the Archdiocese’s ongoing support of Journey Home Hospice, our downtown Toronto hospice that provides compassionate, dignified end-of-life care for people experiencing homelessness and vulnerability — which has also been the impetus for our newly launched Saint Elizabeth Foundation National Centre for Equity and Innovation in End-of-Life Care.

Events like the annual Cardinal’s Dinner bring together leaders from across faith, community, and service, a true reflection of the spirit of collaboration that strengthens our shared mission to bring hope and healing where it’s needed most.

Our sincere thanks to Archbishop Francis Leo for his inspiring leadership and commitment to building a more caring and compassionate community.

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11/05/2025

As fall begins to fade and winter approaches, creativity continues to blossom at Journey Home Hospice | Saint Elizabeth Foundation. 🎨🍂

Our patients recently enjoyed a seasonal wellness activity, painting pumpkins to express themselves, nurture emotional wellbeing, and connect with others through art and conversation.

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11/04/2025

💬 Every call tells a story. Every story builds connection.

Through our Let’s Chat program, volunteers reach out to older adults who may be lonely or isolated, offering a caring voice, laughter, and meaningful moments of companionship.

➡️ Want to make a difference through conversation? Become a volunteer today with Saint Elizabeth Foundation | Journey Home Hospice: https://lnkd.in/d2ihfFdX


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11/03/2025

Members of our Saint Elizabeth Foundation team, Journey Home Hospice executive director Fr. Dr. Matthew Durham, and director of care Felicia Kontopidis, were honoured to join colleagues at Hospice Palliative Care Ontario MPP Day 2025 at Queen’s Park this afternoon.

This year proudly celebrate 50 years of hospice palliative care in Canada, a movement rooted in dignity, compassion, and ensuring people can live well until the end of life.

The theme for the day:
Hospice Palliative Care = Quality of Life. Living Well Until End of Life.

It was wonderful to have representation from Saint Elizabeth Foundation that highlighted our work at Journey Home Hospice, and our specialized hospice model for people experiencing homelessness and structural vulnerability.

Our team also shared updates from our newly launched Saint Elizabeth Foundation National Centre for Equity & Innovation in End-of-Life Care, which is advancing equitable, trauma-informed, and culturally safer approaches across Canada.

They were able to meet with Members of Provincial Parliament from all parties to highlight the essential role of:
✨ Hospice residences & specialized hospice care
✨ In-home hospice support
✨ Grief & bereavement services
✨ Community leadership, volunteers & donors

Hospice care matters because it:
✅ Helps end hallway medicine by reducing hospital use
✅ Supports people to remain at home or in a home-like hospice
✅ Responds to emotional, practical & spiritual needs
✅ Protects the wellbeing of families & caregivers
✅ Delivers compassionate, person-centred care
✅ Is one of Ontario’s most efficient and impactful care models

As we collectively mark five decades of hospice leadership, we recommit to building a future where every person, including those facing homelessness, trauma, or systemic marginalization, has access to compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care.

We are grateful to Hospice Palliative Care Ontario, our partners, volunteers, donors, and advocates across the province. 🕊️

10/31/2025

Trick or Treat! 🍭

Whether you prefer Sweet Tarts, a crunchy Kit Kat, or a different type of candy all of us at Journey Home Hospice know today's treats are extra sweet.

Thank you to our donors who so generously provided treat bags for all of our patients at the hospice to celebrate Halloween today. Gestures like this help to build community and offer belonging, friendship, and enjoyment to all those we serve.

Happy Halloween! 🎃



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10/30/2025

Equitable care can be viewed through many different lenses, but the same truth remains - all people, regardless of their circumstance, deserve to be cared for with dignity and compassion.

The past three days have been a wonderful opportunity to network and collaborate to shape the future for Canada's most vulnerable citizens.

Thank you Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness for a wonderfully hosted conference.ss

Final Day at

It’s hard to believe the final day of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference is already here. This week has been filled with inspiration, learning, and heartfelt conversations about what it truly takes to build communities of care.

Today’s fireside chat with Federal Minister Gregor Robertson and CAEH President & CEO Tim Richter reminds us how collaboration and shared purpose can shape the future of housing and health in Canada.

As participants gathered for the networking breakfast to connect around themes like faith-based care, Indigenous and youth homelessness, and lived experience, we were reminded that real change begins in dialogue, through listening, empathy, and action.

At Saint Elizabeth Foundation, we remain deeply committed to advancing compassion and dignity for all, ensuring that every person has a safe place to call home, and the care and belonging that make it one.

Because every life matters, to the very last moment.



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