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.
A very cool video of one of the last songs of Leonard Cohen. He pulls no punches about "leaving the table" ... and his realness hits home.
Leonard Cohen - Leaving the Table
Music video by Leonard Cohen performing Leaving the Table. (C) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment http://vevo.ly/MWSUzP
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The space between living and dying - Nelson Star
Three-day Nelson event will explore death, grief and loss
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A great way for caregivers to check in with themselves ...
Caregiver Self-assessment Questionnaire
Caregivers are often so concerned with caring for their relative’s needs that they lose sight of their own well-being. Please take just a moment to answer this on-line questionaire to assess your need for help and attention for your own well-being.
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Thanks Castelgar Hospice for sharing this infographic on carers. The huge burden they bear is why we made sure to include a separate caregivers support plan as part of the Kalein Day Hospice Program.
The next series of the Kalein Day Hospice Program, in partnership with Nelson Hospice, begins Thursday, July 20. We know that many in our community missed our Open House in May so we're opening up the doors of the Day Hospice program again on July 20, from 11:30 - 1:30. Please come and enjoy our morning activity period, or enjoy lunch with us from 12:30 - 1:30. All information is on the poster ... take a look. Looking forward to sharing the gifts of the Day Hospice program with our community!
We all deserve the opportunity to be loved right up to our dying moment and for our bodies to be cared for beyond death. So glad that this kind of practice is becoming more commonplace and is supported by professionals who can help.
Caring for my beautiful husband as he died and through the days that followed - Palliative Care
Who is the best person to care for someone who has died? Sometimes, a person who loved them when they were living. Dr Fiona Reid shares her experience caring for her husband Morgan throughout his illness and in the days after his death.
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