Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa
Statement on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Approved by the Board of Directors January 23, 2017

St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa is a Catholic long-term care home with a proud tradition of providing compassionate, person-directed care. Our holistic approach addresses a resident’s requirements for physical, social, emotional and spiritual support.

As a Catholic organization, St. Patrick’s Home does not provide medical assistance in dying. In response to an expressed request from a resident in our care for medical assistance in dying, we will seek to understand the reason(s) for the request, provide information regarding the full range of end-of-life treatment options, and ensure access to appropriate physical, psychological and spiritual supports. Should our efforts not meet a resident’s needs, St. Patrick’s will continue to provide the resident with high quality, compassionate care pending a safe and timely transfer of care to another provider.

We remain committed to building a trusting relationship with our residents and their families that respects the dignity of each resident during their life at St. Patrick’s.

The Board of Directors regularly reviews our medical assistance in dying policy, which includes the above statement. It was last reviewed in November 2025.