Darling Home for Kids - caregiverexchange.ca

Organization:

Darling Home for Kids

Phone Numbers:

905-878-7673

Toll-Free:

1-877-406-7673

Fax:

905-878-9886

Email:

info@darlinghomeforkids.ca

Website:

www.darlinghomeforkids.ca

Address:

5657 15th Side Rd
Milton, ON
L9T 0C8

Intersection:

Hwy 25 and 15th Side Rd

Location:

Milton (Coates)

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Daily 24 hours

Executives:

Kristin Horrell - Chief Executive Officer
905-878-7673 ext 213 * kristin@darlinghomeforkids.ca
Thomas Cadman - Board Chair

Contacts:

Megan Castrucci - Volunteer Services Officer
905-203-1470 * mhnatiw@darlinghomeforkids.ca
Sharleen Sun - Director of Clinical Services
905-878-7673 ext 216 * sharleen@darlinghomeforkids.ca

Service Description:

Hospice care, residential support, respite and palliative care services for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illness requiring complex and/or technology dependent care * services can be provided at home, or in hospitals and long-term care homes * has a 12 bed overnight capacity with 6 respite beds, 2 hospice palliative care beds and 4 residential beds

Services:

respite care ($25 overnight stay/calendar)
day program ($15 calendar day)
in the respite program, children can stay at the Home for up to a week during peak times * a typical weekend respite stay is 48 hours
residential care offers long term care to children who are unable to be cared for at home because of their significant medical needs
hospice palliative care: respite, transition to home support, and end-of-life care
therapeutic programs including music therapy, recreation therapy, pet therapy, art therapy, hydrotherapy, and multi-sensory Snoezelen therapy
family support program offers specialized services to support the mental health and well-being of the entire family unit throughout their caregiving journey
for admissions, download and complete the program application form

Fees:

Program - respite - per diem * charge per calendar day * per diem charge can be billed directly to enhanced respite funding or special services at home funding

Application:

Call or download the online form

Eligibility - Population(s) Served:

Adults 18 years and younger and their families

Languages:

English

Area(s) Served:

Dufferin County, Halton Region, Waterloo Region, and Wellington

Downloads:

Darling Home For Kids - 2017 Brochure

About Us

The Darling Home for Kids provides professional, holistic, high quality, and personalized hospice, respite and residential care for children with medical complexities and their families

This information was last completely updated on: 1-15-2025

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