(Ribbon Cutting of new Comfort Care Room)Riverside Healthcare Facilities has opened a new comfort care room at LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances.
Executive Vice-president Lori Maki says the room, located on the hospital's second floor, is intended to provide comfort to patients suffering with an illness and nearing their end of life.
"A part of the problem in the past has been our rooms aren't been that large," says Maki, "so we can't accommodate families overnight, 24 hours around the clock. The highlight of this particular room is that we have t.v., VCR, fire place, a lot of other amenities. It's decorated in a comfortable home-like environment."
The room was furnished through a variety of donations.
