Education and training for professionals, families, and volunteers.
Month: December 2016
St. Michael’s Hospice, Burnaby
Initial request for support from Providence Health Care (PHC). Details forthcoming at the next Almoner Committee meeting.
Bloom Group Cottage Hospice, Vancouver
The Bloom Group Cottage is a long-term-care facility, including a 10-bed hospice, located in East Vancouver. The goal of the project is to paint and refresh 10 hospice rooms and en suite bathrooms.
The Bloom Group Cottage is a long-term-care facility, including a 10-bed hospice, located in East Vancouver. The goal of the project is to paint and refresh 10 hospice rooms and en suite bathrooms.
St. John Hospice, UBC
SOSJ partnered with government agencies in the development of a 14-bed stand-alone facility on the UBC Campus. The facility is currently being operated by Providence Health Care of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
Abbotsford Hospice Society Holmberg House, Abbotsford
SOSJ provided advocacy in the development of Abbotsford Hospice Society’s Holmberg House, a 10-bed facility, co-located within the innovative Abbotsford Campus of Palliative Care including Canuck Place, Matthew’s Place, and Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
Purdy Pavilion, UBC (Phase 2)
The Purdy Pavilion is a 199-bed long-term-care facility co-located with UBC Hospital. The goal of the project is to renovate four private rooms to create a home-like environment where family members are welcomed and able to participate in providing end-of-life care for their loved ones. Additionally, SOSJ has provided six bursaries for clinical leaders to attend the nationally recognized Victoria Hospice training program in January 2017. Project completion is scheduled for summer 2017.
Plans are underway to provide six bursaries set up for clinical leaders at UBC’s Purdy Pavilion to attend the Victoria Hospice training program. This initiative complements the recent upgrade to 4 rooms to accommodate those nearing end-of-life in a home-like environment.
Victoria Hospice, Victoria
The goal of the project is to support the development of a new innovative stand-alone 18-bed hospice in collaboration with the SOSJ Victoria Commandery. Victoria Hospice is known as a centre of excellence for palliative care in Canada and renowned for its training and education programs.
SOSJ, in collaboration with the Victoria Commandery, is in discussions with Victoria Hospice in supporting the development of a new innovative18-bed hospice in showcasing palliative care best practices. Victoria Hospice is renowned for the delivery of exemplary care, training, and education programs for end-of-life services across Canada.
Environmental Scan
The objective of conducting an environmental scan is to identify current hospice and palliative care services throughout communities in British Columbia. This will assist SOSJ with strategic planning and prioritizing future projects and initiatives.
The objective of conducting an environmental scan is to identify current hospice and palliative care services throughout communities in British Columbia. This will assist SOSJ with strategic planning and prioritizing future projects and initiatives.
Sunshine Coast, Sechelt
The Silverstone Care Centre is a new 128-bed residential care facility currently under construction by the Trellis Group. The plans include a dedicated 4-bed hospice unit. SOSJ has been involved in preliminary discussions with the local hospice society and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Due to potential legal issues related to the partnership between the Trellis Group and the not-for-profit organizations, this project is currently delayed.
The Silverstone Care Centre is a new 128-bed residential care facility currently under construction by the Trellis Group. The plans include a dedicated 4-bed hospice unit. SOSJ has been involved in preliminary discussions with the local hospice society and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Due to potential legal issues related to the partnership between the Trellis Group and the not-for-profit organizations, this project is currently delayed.
Sea to Sky, Squamish
The goal of the project is to establish a 4-bed hospice unit co-located with the Squamish Hospital and Hilltop House Residential Care Facility. SOSJ is currently working with Squamish Hospice Society and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority to finalize the details of the renovations and the financial commitment required.
The goal of the project is to establish a 4-bed hospice unit co-located with the Squamish Hospital and Hilltop House Residential Care Facility. SOSJ is currently working with Squamish Hospice Society and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority to finalize the details of the renovations and the financial commitment required.