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.
Here's an interesting opportunity to affect the way we as a society deal with grieving in our more public spaces, in this case, at work.
This article explains very well how grief doesn't end with the funeral and how we need to stay present in our grieving friends' lives for the days, weeks, months and years after.
The Grieving Need You Most After the Funeral
My father died suddenly while on vacation three years ago. The event rattled the bedrock of my life in ways that are difficult to describe, and taught me lessons I couldn’t have learned any other way. One of the truths I discovered, is that when you lose someone you love—people show up. Almost i...
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With the flurry of requests lately for vigil support (something we do for the last 2 - 3 days of life), I can't help but wish that families would take advantage of our services, or at least connect with us about them, before those last final days.
Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative & EOL Care
“The biggest barrier with hospice isn’t its end-of-life focus, it’s the fact that most patients and families choose it too late.”
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#AwakeattheBedside #awakeatthebedsidebook #koshinpaleyellison #contemplativecare #palliativecare #hospice #endoflifeplanning #dyingishard #endoflife #grieve
New video of the scooter bequeathed to us by a special former client. Check it out and share with anyone you know who might be looking for a scooter.
Pride Celebrity DX scooter - $2500 - still under warranty | Health & Special Needs | Nelson | Kijiji
This scooter was donated by a hospice client to the Nelson Hospice Society and all proceeds will go to hospice. Purchased May 2017 for $3400, still in great condition. Client used it for outdoor travel, and it’s also great for shopping. Front and Rear wheel levers, gives the scooter more stability...
kijiji.ca
We have a mobility scooter for sale that was donated to the Nelson & Area Hospice Society. Check it out.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1399677790&posted=true&adActivated=true&edited=true
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1399677790&posted=true&adActivated=true&edited=true
Pride Celebrity DX scooter - $2500 - still under warranty | Health & Special Needs | Nelson | Kijiji
This scooter was donated by a hospice client to the Nelson Hospice Society and all proceeds will go to hospice. Purchased May 2017 for $3400, still in great condition. Client used it for outdoor travel, and it’s also great for shopping. Front and Rear wheel levers, gives the scooter more stability...
kijiji.ca