A palliative care center in Alliston is getting some money to expand.
On Monday, the province announced $1.05 million annually for the Matthews House Hospice. That money will allow the Hospice to grow from four beds to 10.
The centre will also get a new building. Right now it uses two townhouses, with two beds in each.
“Every year about 6,000 people will die in a residential hospice and about 20,000 will receive care at home,” says Rick Firth, CEO of Hospice Palliative Care Ontario. “The hospice offers more than a dozen different programs for people who need the support.
Matthews House Hospice helps about 500 people in their final days. Charllie Brown lived through that reality when his brother became sick.
“With the help of Matthews House and with the help of counselling my brother and I, my surviving brother and I are doing well,” he says.
The hospice offers more than a dozen different programs for people who need the support.
Construction on the new Hospice house is expected to begin next spring.
The work could be complete by the end of next year.
