Palliative & End-of-Life Care in River Heights
Palliative & End-of-Life Care. Nurse-led. Doctor-supported.
When comfort becomes the priority, families deserve more than a waitlist. Winnipeg has only 16 dedicated hospice beds for the entire city — the lowest ratio in Canada — with wait times stretching weeks. Our team provides the round-the-clock, comfort-focused care that allows clients to spend their final chapter at home, in peace, surrounded by the people and environment they love.
Care planning in River Heights: In River Heights, care planning can combine palliative, personal, foot care, nursing, and mobility support with a close look at stairs and bathroom access in older or multi-level homes.
How this service connects to local care
A plan for the person, the home, and the schedule
How the service fits
Palliative & End-of-Life Care care should translate the clinical plan into a workable home routine, including symptoms to monitor, personal support, medication instructions, mobility, nutrition, appointments, family respite, and when to contact the treating team.
Hospital and appointment handoff
If care follows a stay or appointment at Grace Hospital, share the discharge date, written instructions, medication changes, mobility limits, equipment needs, and follow-up schedule. Prime provides discharge planning, hospital-to-home transportation, appointment escorts, nursing, and post-surgery support.
Home and scheduling details
The nurse assessment should review entrances, stairs or elevators, bathroom access, safe transfers, medication storage, caregiver access, parking, and whether overnight support is required. Confirm preferred visit times, appointment dates, family handoffs, language preferences, and whether overnight care means an awake shift or a live-in arrangement.
Official public-care resources for River Heights
What's Included
What Your Family Gains
Pain controlled
Around-the-clock analgesia and breakthrough dosing means your parent is not waiting for relief.
Family present, not performing
Professional care handles the clinical; family gets to sit, hold hands, and be present.
Home instead of hospice waitlist
When the 16 city hospice beds are full, home becomes the best alternative — and we make it possible.
Last wishes honoured
Staying home, familiar surroundings, favourite music, pets nearby — the small things that matter most at end of life.
Geographic and facility context for River Heights, Winnipeg
Nearest hospital
Grace Hospital (~10 min), Misericordia Health Centre (~8 min), Victoria General (~10 min)
Care facilities nearby
Simkin Centre · Misericordia Place · Fred Douglas Place (nearby)
Area character
Prestigious older residential district of tree-lined streets, character homes, and Corydon/Grant retail corridors — Winnipeg's classic middle-to-upper-middle-class heartland.
Community context
Highest 65+ percentages in the city in some tracts; significant Jewish community with dedicated cultural care options at Simkin Centre.
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