Welcome
We are the largest Veterans' care facility in Canada. Working in close partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada, we offer long term and complex hospital care to 500 Veterans from the Second World War and Korean War. Residents live as independently as possible in Kilgour wing, and the George Hees wing within a supportive environment, when their needs can no longer be met in the community.
Our program provides cognitive support, physical support, and mental health support to Canada's war Veterans. We also provide palliative care for Veterans and the community at large. The palliative care unit (K1E), offers twenty-four beds and is located on the first floor of Kilgour wing. The professionals and volunteers on the palliative team are compassionate and committed to providing the highest quality end-of-life care. We also provide leading-edge, innovative dementia care for Veterans with challenging behaviours due to Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias in the Dorothy Macham Home. This residential-style home with ten beds, offers a unique specially designed therapeutic environment. It is the first facility of its kind in Canada.
Sunnybrook has a distinguished history of excellence in the care of the elderly. In 1948, Sunnybrook officially opened as a war Veteran's hospital, providing care to Canada's soldiers, sailors and airmen returning home from the Second World War. We are proud and consider it an honour to care for Canada's Veterans, the courageous men and women who served our country in the name of peace and freedom.
Our residents and their families are at the core of everything we do. Our staff truly embrace our philosophy statement, Led by the wisdom of elders, we will transform healthcare. At Sunnybrook, we strive to understand our residents' priorities and expectations and involve them in decisions about their care and then act accordingly to their concerns and wishes.
