Our Mission
Our Mission
To fulfill our vision, our mission will be to provide:
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The highest-quality end-of-life support to our terminally-ill clients
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Clients and their families focused, responsive, flexible personalized support
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Professional, well-trained, compassionate staff and volunteers
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A home environment and service
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End-of-life services that are cost-effective, and valued by our community and the
health-care system
Our Values
Integrity:
Integrity will be the foundation for building our credibility and reputation. It
will permeate everything we say and do.
Caring:
Caring is an essential value in the organization. Our hallmark will be the care
we provide to our clients and the people who love them. Our organization is built
on the genuine care and concern we have for our clients and our desire to provide
support, quality and compassionate care.
Honesty:
As an organization, we will be guided by our honesty. We will benefit from our ability
to be direct and sincere with each other and with the people we serve, as well as
other organizations we partner with, in order to provide quality care.
Responsibility:
Our sense of responsibility and compassion drives our commitment to provide quality,
end-of-life care to our clients. We take our responsibilities seriously. We understand
how important our role is to both our clients and their families at a very significant
time in their lives. We will uphold the commitments we make to our clients, and
will be reliable and dependable in the services we provide.
Mutual Respect:
We continually foster mutual respect with every member of the care team, and our
clients and their families. We extend this respect to our partners and our fellow
members in the organization by acknowledging their unique talents and attributes.
Our mutual respect is reflected in our daily conduct.
Accountability:
As an organization, we hold ourselves accountable to our commitments. We do not
make commitments lightly and understand that we must follow through on our promises
to our clients and to each other.
Sincerity:
We are sincere and genuine in all that we do. We strive to be honest and straightforward
in our interactions with each other and with the people we serve.
Our Beliefs
Quality Standards and Excellence:
We believe we provide the utmost in quality care by upholding high standards of
excellence in our conduct, in our programs and in our interaction with others. We
pride ourselves on providing quality care for our clients and strive to maintain
and exceed standards of excellence. Our performance will ultimately distinguish
us in the marketplace.
Social Responsibility:
Our work demands that we constantly demonstrate social responsibility. Sensitivity
and continuous improvement in the quality care we provide will be essential in responding
to the needs of our clients. We understand the social responsibility and importance
of our role in serving the people in the community.
Quality of Life:
We believe that every individual should experience the best quality of life possible.
Our quality standards and commitment to excellence ensures that we are providing
the highest-quality care to each individual.
Partnership / Teamwork:
Our organization believes strongly in forging partnerships and teamwork. It is through
the talents and commitment of the team that we will improve and broaden our services.
We will continually foster and encourage teamwork to ensure that we make a meaningful
difference to the people we serve.
Supportive Environment:
We understand that the work our staff and volunteers do is emotionally demanding
and requires a supportive environment that is solely focused on the client and their
family. This single-minded focus will ensure that we provide the highest-quality,
end-of-life experience. We believe that a team working in a supportive environment
will deliver the best care.
Training:
We are committed to providing the highest-quality training available. Our staff
and volunteers require and deserve to be equipped with the most up-to-date training.
We believe training is an important component in our achievement of quality standards
and service excellence.
Innovation:
Our organization is committed to innovation. We believe it will enable us to operate
more efficiently and effectively. Innovation will ensure that our clients and their
families receive the highest-quality care available. We will strive to identify
opportunities for innovation in every aspect of our organization.
Inclusive:
We are proud to be an inclusive organization. We are diverse in terms of our staff
and volunteers and the clients we serve. We take great joy in welcoming all people
from all walks of life into our organization. Diversity and inclusiveness strengthens
and enriches the quality of our services and the care we offer. We cultivate and
nurture partnerships with other service providers to provide our clients with the
best care.