Hospice Care

Introduction to Hospice Care

Hospice Care provides services at home or in a home-like setting to persons with life-threatening and terminal illnesses and their families. Hospice Care aim is to help people live as comfortably and as fully as possible. Hospice Care focus is on caring, not curing and on life, not death.

Hospice Care is usually provided by an interdisciplinary team of professionals and volunteers including doctors, nurses, therapists, clergy, homemakers and other counselors and caregivers. The Hospice Care goal of the team is to ensure that the emotional, spiritual, physical and practical needs of both the client and their family are met. Typically, people do not enter hospice care until their projected final few months of life.

Hospice Care Program may provide some or all of the following: emotional support, collaboration and coordination with other agencies, personal care, respite care, spiritual support, financial and legal planning, family support and bereavement support.

Most Hospice Care providers are charitable, not-profit groups that provide the services at no cost to the resident.

More About Hospice Care

Hospice Care is aimed at relief of suffering and improving the quality of life for persons who are living with or dying from advanced illness or are bereaved. Hospice Care is a special kind of health care for individuals and families who are living with a life-threatening illness that is usually at an advanced stage. The goal of Hospice Care is comfort and dignity for the person living with the illness as well as the best quality of life for both this person and his or her family. A "family" is whoever the person says his or her family is. It may include relatives, partners and friends.

An important objective of Hospice Care is relief of pain and other symptoms. Hospice Care is planned to meet not only physical needs but also the psychological, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual needs of each person and family. Hospice Care may be the main focus of care when a cure for the illness is no longer possible. Hospice Care services help people in later life who are ill to live out their remaining time in comfort and dignity.

Hospice Care services are helpful not only when a person is approaching death but also at earlier stages in the illness. Hospice Care may be combined with treatments aimed at reducing or curing the illness, such as chemotherapy. Families also benefit from support when their loved one is dying and after his or her death.

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Alberta Hospice Care

Provider Name	Location	Care Provider
Athabasca Healthcare Ctr	Athabasca, AB	Hospice Care
Barrhead Continuing Care Ctr	Barrhead, AB	Hospice Care
Barrhead Healthcare Ctr	Barrhead, AB	Hospice Care
Bassano Health Ctr	Bassano, AB	Hospice Care
Bonnyville Healthcare Ctr	Bonnyville, AB	Hospice Care
Alfred Egan Home	Bow Island, AB	Hospice Care
Bow Island Health Ctr	Bow Island, AB	Hospice Care
Bow Island Public Health / Home Care	Bow Island, AB	Hospice Care
Boyle Healthcare Ctr	Boyle, AB	Hospice Care
Brooks Health Ctr	Brooks, AB	Hospice Care
Alberta Cancer Board Hospice Palliative	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Calgary Family Svcs	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Calgary Health Region Child & Adolescent	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Carewest Administrative Ctr	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Carewest Sacree	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Carewest Signal Pointe	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Hospice Calgary Society	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Assn of Alberta	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Revera Health Svcs - Calgary	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
Salvation Army Agape Hospice	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
We Care Home Health Svcs - Calgary North	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
We Care Home Health Svcs - Calgary South	Calgary, AB	Hospice Care
East Central - Camrose Home Care	Camrose, AB	Hospice Care
St. Mary's Hospital	Camrose, AB	Hospice Care
Coaldale Health Care Ctr	Coaldale, AB	Hospice Care
Cold Lake Healthcare Ctr	Cold Lake, AB	Hospice Care
Capital Care Norwood	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Capital Care Norwood Palliative Hospice	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Capital Health Regional Palliative Care	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Captial Regional Health Authority #10	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Catholic Social Svcs	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Grant MacEwan College - Palliative Care	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Pilgrims Hospice Society	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Revera Health Svcs - Edmonton	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Tertiary Palliative Care Unit 43	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
We Care Home Health Svcs - Edmonton	Edmonton, AB	Hospice Care
Edson Healthcare Ctr	Edson, AB	Hospice Care
Elk Point Healthcare Ctr	Elk Point, AB	Hospice Care
Fairview Health Complex	Fairview, AB	Hospice Care
Northern Lights Health Region	Fort McMurray, AB	Hospice Care
Galahad Health Ctr	Galahad, AB	Hospice Care
Grande Cache General Hospital	Grande Cache, AB	Hospice Care
Peace Country Home Health Care	Grande Prairie, AB	Hospice Care
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital	Grande Prairie, AB	Hospice Care
Grimshaw/Berwyn & Dist Health Ctr	Grimshaw, AB	Hospice Care
High Prairie Health Complex	High Prairie, AB	Hospice Care
Peace Country Health	High Prairie, AB	Hospice Care
Headwaters Community Care	High River, AB	Hospice Care
Hinton Healthcare Ctr	Hinton, AB	Hospice Care
Hythe Continuing Care Ctr	Hythe, AB	Hospice Care
William J Cadzow Health Ctr	Lac La Biche, AB	Hospice Care
Leduc FCSS Family Aide Svc	Leduc, AB	Hospice Care
Chinook Health Region Home Care	Lethbridge, AB	Hospice Care
We Care Home Health Svcs - Lethbridge	Lethbridge, AB	Hospice Care
Manning Community Health Ctr	Manning, AB	Hospice Care
Mayerthorpe Healthcare Ctr	Mayerthorpe, AB	Hospice Care
Sacred Heart Community Health Ctr	McLennan, AB	Hospice Care
VON - Alberta South	Medicine Hat, AB	Hospice Care
We Care Home Health Svcs - Medicine Hat	Medicine Hat, AB	Hospice Care
Capital Health Svcs	Morinville, AB	Hospice Care
Big Country Hospital	Oyen, AB	Hospice Care
Peace River Community Health Ctr	Peace River, AB	Hospice Care
Peace River Public Health	Peace River, AB	Hospice Care
Sutherland Nursing Home	Peace River, AB	Hospice Care
Ponoka Family & Community Support Svcs	Ponoka, AB	Hospice Care
Red Deer Bremner Community Health Svcs	Red Deer, AB	Hospice Care
Red Deer Hospice Society	Red Deer, AB	Hospice Care
Rimbey Community Home Help Svcs	Rimbey, AB	Hospice Care
West County Family Svc	Rocky Mountain House, AB	Hospice Care
George McDougall Health Ctr	Smoky Lake, AB	Hospice Care
Central Peace Health Complex	Spirit River, AB	Hospice Care
St. Therese Health Ctr / JP Decosse Aux	St. Paul, AB	Hospice Care
Valleyview Continuing Care Ctr	Valleyview, AB	Hospice Care
Valleyview Health Ctr	Valleyview, AB	Hospice Care
Viking-Beaver FCSS Home Svcs	Viking, AB	Hospice Care
Aspen Regional Health Authority	Westlock, AB	Hospice Care

British Columbia Hospice Care

Provider Name	Location	Care Provider
100 Mile Dist Hospice Palliative Care	100 Mile House, BC	Hospice Care
Abbotsford Hospice Society	Abbotsford, BC	Hospice Care
Ashcroft Health Site	Ashcroft, BC	Hospice Care
Barriere & Dist Hospice Society	Barriere, BC	Hospice Care
Burnaby Hospice Society	Burnaby, BC	Hospice Care
Burnaby Hospital - Palliative Care	Burnaby, BC	Hospice Care
Burns Lake & Dist Hospice	Burns Lake, BC	Hospice Care
Campbell River Hospice Society	Campbell River, BC	Hospice Care
Castlegar Hospice Society	Castlegar, BC	Hospice Care
Chilliwack Hospice	Chilliwack, BC	Hospice Care
Chilliwack Palliative Care Program	Chilliwack, BC	Hospice Care
Comox Valley Hospice Society	Comox, BC	Hospice Care
Cranbrook Hospice Society	Cranbrook, BC	Hospice Care
Creston Valley Hospice Society	Creston, BC	Hospice Care
South Peace Hospice & Palliative Care	Dawson Creek, BC	Hospice Care
Delta Hospice Society	Delta, BC	Hospice Care
Cowichan Valley Hospice Society	Duncan, BC	Hospice Care
Fort Nelson Hospice / Palliative Care	Fort Nelson, BC	Hospice Care
Boundary Community Hospice	Grand Forks, BC	Hospice Care
Upper Skeena Hospice Program	Hazelton, BC	Hospice Care
Fraser Canyon Hospice Society	Hope, BC	Hospice Care
Invermere & Dist Hospice	Invermere, BC	Hospice Care
Kaslo & Area Hospice	Kaslo, BC	Hospice Care
Cancer Ctr for the Southern Interior	Kelowna, BC	Hospice Care
Central Okanagan Hospice Assn	Kelowna, BC	Hospice Care
Kelowna Palliative Care Program	Kelowna, BC	Hospice Care
Kimberley Hospice Society	Kimberley, BC	Hospice Care
Kitimat Hospice Palliative Care Assn	Kitimat, BC	Hospice Care
East Shore Kootenay Lake Hospice	Kootenay Bay, BC	Hospice Care
Ladysmith & Dist General Hospital	Ladysmith, BC	Hospice Care
Langley Hospice Society	Langley, BC	Hospice Care
Simpson Manor	Langley, BC	Hospice Care
Ridge Meadows Hospice Society	Maple Ridge, BC	Hospice Care
Merritt & Dist Hospice Program	Merritt, BC	Hospice Care
Mission Hospice Society	Mission, BC	Hospice Care
Mission Palliative Care Program	Mission, BC	Hospice Care
Nakusp Hospice Society	Nakusp, BC	Hospice Care
Country Care Respite Program	Nanaimo, BC	Hospice Care
Nanaimo Community Hospice Society	Nanaimo, BC	Hospice Care
Nanaimo Reg General Hospital Palliative	Nanaimo, BC	Hospice Care
Lions Gate Hospice Society	North Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
North Shore Palliative Care Program	North Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
Shylo Nursing & Home Healthcare	North Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
McKinnley Extended Care	Oliver, BC	Hospice Care
Alberni Valley Hospice Society	Port Alberni, BC	Hospice Care
Mt. Waddington Hospice/Palliative Assn	Port McNeill, BC	Hospice Care
Crossroads Inlet Ctr Hospice	Port Moody, BC	Hospice Care
Powell River Hospice & Palliative Care	Powell River, BC	Hospice Care
Prince George Hospice Society	Prince George, BC	Hospice Care
Prince George Palliative Care Svcs	Prince George, BC	Hospice Care
Oceanside Hospice Society	Qualicum Beach, BC	Hospice Care
Quesnel & Dist Palliative Care Assn	Quesnel, BC	Hospice Care
Revelstoke Hospice	Revelstoke, BC	Hospice Care
Richmond Hospice Assn	Richmond, BC	Hospice Care
Richmond Hospital	Richmond, BC	Hospice Care
Salmo & District Hospice	Salmo, BC	Hospice Care
Shuswap Hospice Society	Salmon Arm, BC	Hospice Care
Bessie Dane Foundation	Saltspring Island, BC	Hospice Care
Sooke Hospice	Sooke, BC	Hospice Care
Sorrento & Dist Hospice Society	Sorrento, BC	Hospice Care
Squamish Hospital Palliative Care	Squamish, BC	Hospice Care
Fraser Valley Cancer Ctr	Surrey, BC	Hospice Care
Surrey Hospice Society	Surrey, BC	Hospice Care
Surrey Memorial Hospital	Surrey, BC	Hospice Care
Terrace Hospice Society	Terrace, BC	Hospice Care
Pacific Rim Hospice Society	Tofino, BC	Hospice Care
Poplar Ridge Pavillion	Trail, BC	Hospice Care
BC Hospice Palliative Care Assn	Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
Griefworks BC	Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
Raven Song Community Health Ctr	Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
St. Paul's Hospital Palliative Care Unit	Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
Vancouver Gen Hospital Palliative Care	Vancouver, BC	Hospice Care
Vanderhoof Hospice Society	Vanderhoof, BC	Hospice Care
Mount St. Mary Hospital	Victoria, BC	Hospice Care
Palliative Unit & Royal Jubilee Hospital	Victoria, BC	Hospice Care
Victoria Hospice Society	Victoria, BC	Hospice Care
White Rock Hospice Society	White Rock, BC	Hospice Care
Central Cariboo Hospice Society	Williams Lake, BC	Hospice Care

Ontario Hospice Care

Provider Name	Location	Care Provider
Matthews House Hopice	Alliston, ON	Hospice Care
North Hastings Palliative Support	Bancroft, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Simcoe	Barrie, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Quinte	Belleville, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Caledon	Bolton, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Muskoka	Bracebridge, ON	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Svcs Brockville	Brockville, ON	Hospice Care
Almaguin Palliative Care Team	Burk's Falls, ON	Hospice Care
Carpenter Hospice	Burlington, ON	Hospice Care
Lisaard House	Cambridge, ON	Hospice Care
Campbellford & Dist Palliative Care	Campbellford, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Northumberland Lakeshore	Cobourg, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Georgian Triangle	Collingwood, ON	Hospice Care
East Haldimand Hospice	Dunnville, ON	Hospice Care
Elliot Lake Palliative Care Program	Elliot Lake, ON	Hospice Care
All Our Relations	Elmira, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Ontario	Espanola, ON	Hospice Care
Central Park Lodges - West Side	Etobicoke, ON	Hospice Care
Dorothy Ley Hospice, The	Etobicoke, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Palliative Care Volunteer Program	Exeter, ON	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Svcs Fort Erie	Fort Erie, ON	Hospice Care
Kenora-Rainy River Palliative Care	Fort Frances, ON	Hospice Care
West Niagara Palliative Care Svc	Grimsby, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Wellington	Guelph, ON	Hospice Care
Haldimand-Norfolk Community Senior Svcs	Hagersville, ON	Hospice Care
Sirch Community Hospice	Haliburton, ON	Hospice Care
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Fdn	Hamilton, ON	Hospice Care
Emmanuel House	Hamilton, ON	Hospice Care
Grace Villa	Hamilton, ON	Hospice Care
Hamilton Hospice Palliatve Care Network	Hamilton, ON	Hospice Care
Shalom Village	Hamilton, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Huntsville	Huntsville, ON	Hospice Care
North Grenville Community Hospice	Kemptville, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Kingston	Kingston, ON	Hospice Care
Temiskaming Palliative Care Network	Kirkland Lake, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Waterloo	Kitchener, ON	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Svcs Kitchener	Kitchener, ON	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Svcs Victoria	Lindsay, ON	Hospice Care
Rest Assure Respite & Eldercare Svcs	Lindsay, ON	Hospice Care
North Perth Community Hospice	Listowel, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice London	London, ON	Hospice Care
Heart of Hastings Hospice, The	Madoc, ON	Hospice Care
ALS Society of Ontario	Markham, ON	Hospice Care
Evergreen Hospice of Markham Stouffville	Markham, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Toronto-York Region	Markham, ON	Hospice Care
Hilltop Manor Nursing Home	Merrickville, ON	Hospice Care
Bough Beeches Place	Mississauga, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Peel	Mississauga, ON	Hospice Care
Kingdom Covenant Hospice	Mississauga, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Mount Forest	Mount Forest, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Lennox & Addington	Napanee, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Newmarket	Newmarket, ON	Hospice Care
Mackenzie Place Long-Term Care Ctr	Newmarket, ON	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Network York Region	Newmarket, ON	Hospice Care
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Palliative	Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON	Hospice Care
Near North Palliative Care Network	North Bay, ON	Hospice Care
Alliance Hospice	North York, ON	Hospice Care
Charis House Hospice	North York, ON	Hospice Care
Downsview Services to Seniors	North York, ON	Hospice Care
Philip Aziz Ctr, The	North York, ON	Hospice Care
Land O' Lakes Community Svcs	Northbrook, ON	Hospice Care
Land O' Lakes Palliative Care Support Gr	Northbrook, ON	Hospice Care
Pleasant Meadow Manor	Norwood, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice King -Aurora	Oak Ridges, ON	Hospice Care
Halton Peel Palliative Care Initiatives	Oakville, ON	Hospice Care
Ian Anderson House	Oakville, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Dufferin	Orangeville, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Orillia	Orillia, ON	Hospice Care
Leacock Care Ctr	Orillia, ON	Hospice Care
At-Home Hospice	Ottawa, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice at May Court, The	Ottawa, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Canada	Ottawa, ON	Hospice Care
Grey Bruce Palliative Care Hospice Assn	Owen Sound, ON	Hospice Care
Park Lane Terrace	Paris, ON	Hospice Care
Willett Hospital Palliative Care Program	Paris, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice West Parry Sound	Parry Sound, ON	Hospice Care
West Parry Sound Health Ctr	Parry Sound, ON	Hospice Care
Carefor Health & Community Svcs	Pembroke, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Huronia	Penetanguishene, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Peterborough	Peterborough, ON	Hospice Care
Community Care Durham - Respite Pgm	Pickering, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Prince Edward	Picton, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Renfrew Inc	Renfrew, ON	Hospice Care
Renfrew Community Palliative Care	Renfrew, ON	Hospice Care
Friends of Hospice Ottawa	Richmond, ON	Hospice Care
Hill House Hospice	Richmond Hill, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Richmond Hill	Richmond Hill, ON	Hospice Care
Algoma Residential Community Hospice Pro	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Algoma Hospice Volunteer Visiting	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Hospice Care
Huron Hospice Volunteer Svc	Seaforth, ON	Hospice Care
Lanark County Volunteer Hospice Visiting	Smiths Falls, ON	Hospice Care
Palliative Care Svcs Smith Falls	Smiths Falls, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Niagara	St. Catharines, ON	Hospice Care
T. Roy Adams Regional Dementia Care Ctr	St. Catharines, ON	Hospice Care
Woolwich Hospice	St. Jacobs, ON	Hospice Care
Serenity House Hospice	St. Thomas, ON	Hospice Care
Family Svcs Pert-Huron Hospice	Stratford, ON	Hospice Care
Maison Vale Inco Hospice	Sudbury, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Sudbury	Sudbury, ON	Hospice Care
Warmhearts Palliative Caregivers Sudbury	Sudbury, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Georgina	Sutton West, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Thornhill	Thornhill, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Northwest	Thunder Bay, ON	Hospice Care
Timmins-Horizon Palliative Care Inc	Timmins, ON	Hospice Care
Bridgepoint Ctr for Living	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Cancer Care Ontario	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Casey House Hospice	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Circle of Care	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Dying With Dignity	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Grenadier Retirement Residence, The	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice & Palliative Care Info Ctr	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Toronto	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Kingsway Retirement Residence	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
North York General Hospital	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Perram House	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Spectrum Health Care	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
St. Joseph's Health Ctr - Toronto	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Temmy Latner Ctr for Palliative Care	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Toronto Grace Hospital	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Vermont Square	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Wellspring Odette House & Coach House	Toronto, ON	Hospice Care
Trent Valley Lodge Nursing Home	Trenton, ON	Hospice Care
North Durham Hospice	Uxbridge, ON	Hospice Care
Neighbours for Neighbours Hospice	West Hill, ON	Hospice Care
Durham Hospice	Whitby, ON	Hospice Care
Bruce Peninsula Hospice	Wiarton, ON	Hospice Care
Dundas County Hospice	Williamsburg, ON	Hospice Care
Jewish Hospice Program	Willowdale, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Windsor	Windsor, ON	Hospice Care
Windsor Regional Cancer Ctr	Windsor, ON	Hospice Care
Huron Hospice Volunteer Svcs	Wingham, ON	Hospice Care
Hospice Vaughan	Woodbridge, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Hospice Oxford	Woodstock, ON	Hospice Care
VON - Oxford	Woodstock, ON	Hospice Care
Hazel Burns Hospice	York, ON	Hospice Care