Patient Education Resources

The Nova Scotia Green Sleeve: Information For Patients, Families, and Substitute Decision-Makers

This pamphlet outlines what should be kept in your Green Sleeve and what you should do with it. This pamphlet is also available in French.

Understanding Grief - Palliative Care Unit: Aberdeen Hospital

This pamphlet explains how to look after your health when you are grieving.

Understanding the Last Weeks, Days, and Hours of Life

The information provided in this pamphlet is to help you understand the changes that happen to someone during the last weeks, days, and hours of life. Topics include physical changes, cultural, spiritual, and religious considerations, and what to expect in the last days, very near the time of death, and at the time of death.

Welcome to 5 West Palliative Care - Dartmouth General Hospital

This pamphlet explains what to expect on the palliative care unit at Dartmouth General Hospital. Topics include what a usual day is like on the unit, who is on your health care team, and how to give feedback about your hospital stay.