The end-of-life care service, is improper even after its poor functioning has been complained since years, reported a Canadian Cancer Society report published this week.

The report talked about the present condition of the soothing care throughout the nation and stated that the attention paid and the help provided for dying at home is not up to the mark and is unexpectedly deficient. The report also highlighted that in the places where the services along with some other additional aids is offered, patients are referred to palliative care very late.

It has also informed in the report that hospitals in Burlington, Grimsby, Niagara and Brantford together do not have enough beds to cater to the population of 1.2 million.

The study was conducted by Dr. Kevin Brazil and team at St. Joseph's Healthcare, which explained that in Hamilton, the care provided for incurable patients, is not sufficient and there is severe lack of hospital palliative care staff and also the home support from local agencies is absent.

Brazil said that the way the end-of-life care is delivered clearly shows that there is a need of management and regularities.

The report said that the beds in the hospitals and the amount and quality of home care that should be provided to the patients are poor in hospitals.

According to Executive-Director Beth Ellis, per week about five patients die “waiting for quality end-of-life care at Hamilton's Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice”.