A Volunteers Voice – Nick Ruiter
I derive much satisfaction from my role as a volunteer on the sixth floor palliative care unit. The Grace is lucky to have a skilled and compassionate palliative care team. That is one thing that…
News & Updates
-
-
Pet Therapy Program – Meet Max and his owner Sandra
Max is a ten year old Golden Retriever. He has been visiting with patients and staff at Toronto Grace for eight years, ever since he became a Registered Therapy dog with Therapeutic Paws of Canada. Max…
-
Music at the Grace
‘Music with Lynn’ started at the end of 2014 when Lynn joined the Grace volunteers. From her previous experiences in managing music programs at other hospitals and seniors’ homes, she was interested in offering music…
-
RESEARCH STUDY – Smart Bedsheet and Pressure Injuries
The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre (TGHC) is taking centre stage in developing cutting-edge monitoring technology with broad applications in patient safety. In 2015, Matthew Sefati from Curiato and his team approached the TGHC…
-
Caregivers
According to a survey conducted by The Change Foundation, an independent health policy think-tank that works to inform positive change in Ontario’s health care system, overall in Canada family caregivers provide roughly three quarters of…
-
“He Knows My Name!”
When I thought about what I wanted my reflection for the ‘Tree of Memories’ to be — four words kept flooding my mind. Those four words were “He Knows My Name.” Then my mind went…