Washing and grooming
Bed baths, mouth care, hair, shaving and fresh clothes, done slowly and the way the person wants.
Private home care · Winnipeg
Palliative Care at Home in Winnipeg
Health Care Aides (HCAs) who help with comfort, bathing and overnight stays, following a plan that a Registered Nurse (RN) writes and oversees.
Private hours arranged around any care your family already receives from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA).
Free in-home assessment. No obligation.
Palliative care in Winnipeg
Life-Limiting Illness and the Wish to Stay Home
Care at this stage turns to comfort and dignity. Many people hope to spend this time in their own house, and their family wants to make that possible.
Our HCAs give the hands-on care, from bathing and turning in bed to staying through the night so relatives can sleep. A Registered Nurse assesses the person at home before the first visit, writes the plan and adjusts it as health needs shift. Our nurses support clients and caregivers 24/7.
Integracare has cared for Canadian families since 1991. Dennis Fancy, Director of Integracare Winnipeg, leads the local team. Our Winnipeg home care page tells you more about us.
Talk through your optionsAt the bedside
What Our Health Care Aides Do on Each Visit
The work follows the plan our nurse writes with you and updates as the illness progresses.
Turning in bed
Moving the person often, with pillows placed to ease pressure on skin and joints. The aide tells the nurse about any change in the skin.
Eating and drinking on the person's terms
As appetite fades, the aide offers small portions, favourite foods and sips of water whenever they are wanted.
Notes the family can read
After each visit, aides record breathing, sleep, restlessness and any signs of pain. Invited relatives can read these entries in the Family Room, our online portal. The aide tells the nurse when something changes.
A calm, tidy room
Fresh sheets, a clear bedside, light laundry and the dishes from the day.
Company and quiet
Reading aloud, favourite music, a hand to hold, or sitting nearby while the person sleeps.
Rest for the family
Overnight Company and Breaks During the Day
An HCA can stay until morning to turn and settle the person, bring water and keep notes for the nurse while everyone else sleeps.
A block of a few hours lets a spouse or adult child lie down, keep a medical appointment of their own or get out of the house. Our respite care in Winnipeg page covers planned time away. To have caregivers with the person around the clock, working in shifts, see 24-hour home care in Winnipeg.
Invited relatives who live out of town can check the visit schedule and notes in the Family Room, and call our Winnipeg line at any hour.
The public program
The WRHA Palliative Care Program and Private Hours
WRHA Home Care runs palliative care as one of its specialty programs. Once a person is registered, a WRHA palliative care coordinator keeps reviewing their needs and arranges public services.
Care from Integracare is arranged directly with your family, paid for privately and added to any public plan. Tell us when the program's nurses and aides are due, and we schedule our hours around them. Families are given the number of their palliative care coordinator, and can share it with our nurse so both teams stay in step.
Agree with the palliative team ahead of time on who to call near the end of life, and keep the signed Goals of Care form and any health care directive close to the bed.
Talk With Our Winnipeg Team
Tell us about the illness, the help already in place and the hours that would make the biggest difference. We respond within one business day.
Local Resources
Other Palliative Care Help in Winnipeg
Other organizations run these programs, and each sets its own rules. Integracare is separate from all of them, and our private hours fit around the WRHA visits a registered person gets at home.
WRHA Palliative Care Program
- A doctor or nurse practitioner applies, with the person's agreement. Registration is needed for the drug program below and for some hospice beds. The WRHA palliative care page lists the criteria.
Palliative Care Drug Access Program
- Manitoba Health covers eligible prescription drugs at home, with no deductible, for people registered with the program. The form goes in with the program application.
Palliative units and hospices
- St. Boniface Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Riverview Health Centre's 3 East, Grace Hospice on the Grace Hospital grounds, and Jocelyn House Hospice at 177 Egerton Road, (204) 255-1781.
Palliative Manitoba bereavement support
- After a death, a trained volunteer phones once a week for 12 to 15 months. Sign up at (204) 889-8525, extension 224.
Common questions
Palliative Care Questions From Winnipeg Families
Does someone need to be registered with the WRHA Palliative Care Program before Integracare can help?
No. We arrange private care directly with your family, and our nurse's assessment looks at what the person needs at home. Registration is still worth raising with the doctor. Riverview's 3 East and Jocelyn House admit only registered patients.
Who do we call if something changes in the night?
If the person is registered with the WRHA Palliative Care Program, call the round-the-clock program contact your family was given for pain, breathing trouble or agitation that is not settling, or the home care nurse or doctor. For the HCA shift, the private plan or help deciding who to call, phone our nurses at (204) 977-7575, 24/7, holidays included.
Can you help when someone leaves a palliative unit to come home?
Yes. Riverview says that once a person's symptoms are managed, they may be discharged home from its palliative care community. Call us while the move is being planned, and together we will work out the hours for the first nights back.
Who will be on the care team?
A Registered Nurse writes the care plan and oversees it. Screened, trained Health Care Aides give the hands-on help. Every Winnipeg HCA holds CPR and First Aid, and follows the person's documented goals of care, including a decision not to attempt CPR.
How much does private palliative care cost?
The price depends on the hours and the kind of help the care plan recommends. After the free in-home assessment, we explain it to your family.
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We also provide palliative care in Greater Toronto and palliative care in Ottawa.
Free In-Home Assessment
Contact Integracare Winnipeg About Palliative Care
Tell us about the person you are caring for and the help you have now. We'll be in touch within one business day to book the assessment at a time that suits your family.
Call our Winnipeg line directly, or the toll-free number if you are outside the city.
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Winnipeg(204) 977-7575 ↗Toll-free1 (800) 891-4197 ↗We serve families across Greater Winnipeg. See the areas we cover
Clinically reviewed by Bethel McMaster, BScN, RN ·