About Us
Located in North Bay, Ontario, Nipissing Serenity Hospice/Maison Sérénité du Nipissing (NSH/MSN) provides quality, compassionate and holistic end-of-life palliative care to residents of the Nipissing and
East Parry Sound Districts.
The bilingual, residential hospice offers a caring and peaceful environment where 24-hour nursing care, social, psychological, spiritual and personal support is provided by an expert, interdisciplinary team, free of charge to our residents and families.
We are a registered Canadian charity (805419009RR0001) that is governed by a Board of Directors who help guide our organization in meeting our mission, vision and goals.
Core Values
COMPASSION. We recognize that suffering and loss are important elements of the end-of-life experience and we commit to demonstrating empathy, openness and non-judgement in the provision of care.
COMFORT. We recognize that each end-of-life journey is unique, and we commit to offering the highest quality hospice palliative care that addresses the specific physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and practical issues, and their associated expectations, needs, hopes and fears on an individual basis.
DIGNITY. We recognize the value of each individual and we commit to support his/her self-image, self-identity and right to privacy.
INCLUSION. We recognize and commit to honour the values, customs, traditions, cultural, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices as well as the life experiences, hopes and dreams of residents, families and communities.
Our Service Area
Nipissing Serenity Hospice provides services to individuals living in Nipissing and East Parry Sound districts and the surrounding areas. Our 23,000km2+ region includes communities such as North Bay, Sturgeon Falls, Verner, Cache Bay, Mattawa, Bonfield, Rutherglen, Corbeil, Astorville, Kiosk, Callander, Redbridge, Temagami, Eldee, Balsam Creek, Tilden Lake, Marten River, Bear Island, River Valley, Garden Village, Lavigne, Dokis, Golden Valley, Port Loring, Nipissing, Restoule, Sundridge, Burk's Falls, Magnetawan, South River, Trout Creek, Powassan and other surrounding areas.
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