Maison La Paix (MLP)

Transition to the Sudbury Hospice

In January 2005, Maison La Paix (MLP), with financial assistance from the Manitoulin-Sudbury Community Care Access Centre (MSCCAC), participated in planning for a provincial end-of-life (EOL) strategy. MLP then joined the Manitoulin-Sudbury EOL Care Service Delivery Plan Work Group, the Sudbury Community Resource Team on pain and symptom management, and the Northeastern Ontario EOL Care Network, as a representative of Manitoulin-Sudbury with MSCCAC. In 2005, MLP also became a member of the Hospice Association of Ontario and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.

On March 7, 2005, Maison La Paix received approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) to serve generic palliative residents. The request was approved as beds were available and MLP was able to demonstrate that its services can shorten the length of stay in hospitals’ inpatient units, and at a much lower cost.

In order to better serve this new palliative clientele, Maison La Paix is working with an interdisciplinary team of caregivers and service providers. To facilitate transfers to MLP, a referral protocol was developed with the MSCCAC, the Oncology Department / Palliative Care Unit at the Sudbury Regional Hospital and Warmhearts - Palliative Caregivers, Sudbury/Manitoulin. Admission procedures include referrals from physicians, health care professionals, family and friends. Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) can also be referred by Access AIDS Network and HAVEN.

On March 17, 2005 the Oncology Department / Palliative Care Unit referred its first palliative client to Maison La Paix. MSCCAC appointed a Case Manager to initiate the assessment, service planning and monitoring of palliative residents of MLPH. Visiting nursing from the contracted nursing provider (Bayshore), some medical supplies and equipment, are also provided by the MSCCAC.

Maison La Paix also benefits from the services of Warmhearts - Palliative Caregivers, Sudbury/Manitoulin: visiting hospice volunteers for palliative residents, bereavement support to their families, as well as staff training, through Initiative #1 – Interdisciplinary Education.

Once the construction of the new bilingual generic community residential hospice is finalized in the summer of 2008, Maison La Paix will close its doors at 303 Cedar Street and transfert its residential hospice palliative care services to the Sudbury Hospice, at the St. Joseph's Village of Care on South Bay Road.