The Most Important Plan You Haven't Made Yet
Advance Care Planning Services for Seniors and Families in Ontario
When a health crisis hits, prepared families cope better.
ACE Planning Company helps seniors and their families create advance care plans, healthcare directives, and end-of-life documents with guidance from a Registered Nurse.
The most important gift you can give your family is a plan for managing life without you
Are you planning ahead — or helping someone else do the same?
1:1 and Family Consultations
Consultations are done from the comfort of your own home or virtually.
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Carly Hickey
FOUNDER
Carly is an experienced Registered Nurse of 12 years and specialized in adult critical care. Her professional experience revealed a gap in care for which this solution was built - helping families create and communicate care plans well in advance of a health emergency.
Who needs to start advance care planning?
THE SANDWICH GENERATION
You're juggling your own family while watching your parents slow down. You know something should be documented — you just don't know where to start, and nobody's talking about it.
80 years of age or older
Academics
Anxiety / depression
Caregivers for adults
Blended families
Cancer survivors
Expecting couples
Experiencing falls
Families who are estate planning
Families with challenging social dynamics
Family planning
Financial liabilities (i.e. outstanding taxes, debts etc.)
Good-hearted
Health frailty
Highly stressed seeking peace of mind
Neurodegenerative disease
THE PROACTIVE SENIOR
You've worked hard, built a life, and have clear instructions about how you want to be cared for. You want those wishes respected and your family spared from impossible decisions.
RECENTLY DIAGNOSED OR HOSPITALIZED
A health scare has a way of making everything feel urgent. If you or someone you love has just received difficult news or had a scare, now is exactly the right time to put a plan in place.
No family physician
Organizers
Organ transplant recipients
Parents of all ages
Parents with young children
Pre-existing health issues
Post-traumatic stress injury
Planners
Professionals
Recent hospitalization
Retirees
Rightsizers / downsizers
Sandwich generation families
Seniors
Serious illness
Single parents
Bold = High priority need for advance care planning
ESTATE PLANNING FAMILIES
You have a will. Maybe a financial advisor. But your legal documents don't capture what kind of care you want when you can no longer speak for yourself. That gap is what we close.
Small business owners
Stressed mothers
Stressed parents
Strong personal ethics / morals / values
Strong family values
Terminally ill
Values advocacy
Values altruism
Values autonomy
Values compassion
Values dignity
Values empowerment
Wealthy / large complex estates
Widow / Widower
Worriers
Support Through the Storm:
The ICU Journal
When a loved one is in the ICU, everything changes.
The ICU Journal was created to help families navigate those overwhelming days with clarity, connection, and care.
Designed by an ICU nurse and physician who have seen both the clinical and personal sides of critical illness, this journal offers guided support for documenting medical updates, emotional reflections, and conversations with the care team.
Whether you’re a family member at the bedside, a friend looking for a meaningful gift, or a healthcare provider wanting to support patient experience, this journal is a thoughtful tool that brings comfort and understanding when it’s needed most.
"Clarity and connection can be a lifeline in times of crisis."
Thoughtful prompts
Educational resources
Photo-friendly pages
Mental health support
PEACE OF MIND, IN THEIR WORDS
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As we gather to offer healthcare and consultation services, we respectfully acknowledge that Oakville is situated on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as well as the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat peoples. We honor and respect the deep-rooted connection these communities have to this land, as well as the enduring significance of their history, language, and culture. As healthcare professionals, we are committed to learning from Indigenous perspectives, fostering reconciliation, and ensuring equitable and inclusive care for all