Hospice Huntsville
Record #:
MUS0235
Last Modified:
19 Sep 2025
Last Full Update:
18 Sep 2025
Description
| Description (Service) | Provides emotional, social and spiritual support to palliative individuals and their families in home, hospital, nursing homes and at the Algonquin Grace Residential Hospice. Volunteers provide companionship. Respite for family members. Bed-side vigil and simple comfort measures. Ongoing training provided for visiting volunteers. Bereavement follow-up is offered on a one-to-one basis. Seven week Peer Support Grief Program with a trained facilitator offered twice a year and open to community members. Children's grief and recovery programs are run as needed. |
Service Details
| Hours | Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm Medical Care & Visiting Hours: Mon-Sun 24 hours |
| Areas Served | Baysville ; Dorset (Muskoka District) ; Dwight ; Haliburton County ; Huntsville ; Port Sydney ; Rosseau ; Melissa, Novar |
| Eligibility | People who need end of life care or bereavement supports |
| Application | Call or email |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None |
Address and Location
| Site Location | On the road leading to the Huntsville Hospital, first road on the right, the first building on the right |
| Located In Community | Huntsville |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Frank Miller Dr and Hwy 11B N |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 705-789-6878 ext 225, Nurse's Station 24/7 |
| Fax | 705-787-0504 |
| info@hospicehuntsville.com | |
| Website | https://www.hospicehuntsville.com |
| Social Media |  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HospiceHuntsville.AlgonquinGrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospicehuntsville/ |
| Primary Contact | Kathleen Vom Scheidt, Clinical Program Manager; Phone: ext 238; Email: kathleen@hospicehuntsville.com |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Melissa Polischuk, Public Relations & Fundraising Coordinator; Phone: ext 227; Email: mpolischuk.hospiceh@vianet.ca |