Mission Statement
Providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to individuals and their loved ones through the stages of dying, death and bereavement.
Hospice palliative care aims to make the last months of life comfortable, peaceful and dignified for patients and their caregivers by providing care, support, respite and advocacy. Our trained Hospice volunteers work as part of a caregiving team that could include community home nursing, doctors, hospital and facility staff, social workers and spiritual leaders.
Come on out next week to check out our Day hospice Program. We’ll be doing a therapeutic art activity with facilitators from Kutenai Art Therapy institute and then enjoying a delicious lunch together!
Nelson Hospice hosting open house Sept. 25 - Nelson Star
The group is opening their day hospice program to the public
nelsonstar.com
With the Climate Strike coming up tomorrow, we wanted to call out to the many people who call us seeking grief support for their grief over the loss of species and changes to our earth due to climate change.
If you're grieving in this way, become engaged. Attend some of tomorrow's events. They can all be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/449634272255096/
If you're grieving in this way, become engaged. Attend some of tomorrow's events. They can all be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/449634272255096/
First Step To 'Eco-Grieving' Over Climate Change? Admit There's A Problem
Psychologists say anxiety over climate change is making some people feel overwhelmed. To talk through their worries, a group in Utah is meeting weekly and the idea has drawn interest in other states.
npr.org
We are planning to host a series of NIDUS webinars on personal planning in October. If you're interested in one or more, please let us know you'd like to attend by emailing info@nelsonhospice.org. The webinars are free but space is limited.
So often, we are asked if we provide grief support for those grieving what is happening to our planet. While sadly we do not have the mandate to do that work, here is a wonderful workshop designed to help with just that.
Are you an unpaid caregiver? BC Centre for Palliative Care wants to learn more about your experience. Participate in this national survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf05zGC-77l0ob6YfvSMu-c-Hhb8Td4xhX7hi6oQqGHIUGuJQ/viewform
What a great program this sounds like!
Kamloops paramedics first in B.C. to receive palliative care training for paramedics | CBC News
Kamloops is the first B.C. city to take part in a trial by national non-profit Pallium Canada, which gives paramedics palliative care training. The training is meant to reduce hospital visits for patients with life-limiting diseases.
cbc.ca