Lisa Davey
Executive Director, OutCare Foundation
lisa.davey@outcarefoundation.org
613-232-2273
Adam Nihmey
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Eldercare Foundation of Ottawa
adam.nihmey@eldercarefoundation.ca
613-866-0924
About the charities
OutCare Foundation supports community-based palliative care in Eastern Ontario
- Over $1.6 million invested in the palliative care community to create new programs, support families, and provide training to professionals and volunteers.
- Connected 13 palliative care sites for telemedicine (a $395,000 investment).
- Provided equipment to 12 community-based palliative care organizations (a $250,000 investment).
- Offered 176 volunteers and students bursaries (a $37,000 investment).
- Delivered 36 Advance Care Planning presentations to 3,000 people ($10,000 investment, in addition to volunteer speaker hours).
Eldercare Foundation of Ottawa supports non-profit long-term care homes in Ottawa
- $180,000 provided to non-profit long-term care homes in the past 5 years to improve the quality of life of their residents, which includes funding for state-of-the-art equipment, social and recreational programs, and support for family members and caregivers in home.
- Built our endowment to $440,000, which will provide funding for many generations of seniors in the future.
- Delivered 22 Comforts of Home social events in 12 non-profit long-term care homes, benefiting over 1,700 residents.