Hill House Hospice

08/29/2025

It was a cool Friday morning, but our hearts were warm as Joanne Giannakopoulos, Director of Development, and Kasia Witkos-Caldow, Office Manager, accepted a cheque of $27,850.27 from the Bayview Golf and Country Club towards Hill House's area of greatest need. Through their Lilac events, they have raised more than $40,000 in support of Hill House Hospice! We are deeply grateful to the Lilac committee, members, and supporters for their generosity. Your kindness ensures we can provide 24/7 care and free services to families and residents on an end-of-life journey. Thank you!

08/27/2025

Such wonderful news! MPP Daisy Wai was at Hill House Hospice to announce that the government is expanding access to palliative care in Richmond Hill by funding three new hospice beds at Hill House! This investment will ensure more families can receive compassionate end-of-life care closer to home.

Dr. Janet Morse, Hill House Hospice’s Chair of the Board, says, “Hill House Hospice is deeply grateful to MPP Daisy Wai and the Ministry of Health for recognizing the essential role hospice care plays in our health system and for helping us start to meet the growing needs of our community.

For nearly 30 years, Hill House Hospice has provided compassionate, dignified care to families in Richmond Hill and beyond. We have operated with just 3 beds, and thanks to new operational funding, we will have the funding to operate 6 beds—doubling our capacity to serve families with high-quality end-of-life care, close to home.

As we look ahead, this funding is just the beginning. We are preparing to build a new 12-bedroom hospice right here at 36 Wright Street, on land generously leased to us long-term by the City of Richmond Hill. A special thank you to everyone who attended the event and to our staff, board members, volunteers, community partners and donors—your dedication makes this work possible.”

06/04/2025

A huge thank you to everyone for making the 2025 Walk for Hill House Hospice presented by Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. a success! With 39 teams and 322 registered walkers, and joined by our corporate partners, dignitaries, volunteers, physicians, staff and guests, we raised from the community a record-breaking $160,060 gross! Not only did we raise funds to support hospice care, but we came together to remember our loved ones. Click on our Facebook album to see pictures from the Walk. And save the date for next year: Sunday, May 24, 2026.

06/03/2025

A huge thank you to everyone for making the 2025 Walk for Hill House Hospice presented by Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. a success! With 39 teams and 322 registered walkers, and joined by our corporate partners, dignitaries, volunteers, physicians, staff and guests, we raised from the community a record-breaking $160,060! Not only did we raise funds to support hospice care, but we came together to remember our loved ones. Click on our Facebook photos to see pictures from the Walk. And save the date for next year: Sunday, May 24, 2026.

06/02/2025

Hill House Hospice has embarked on an initiative focused on reducing barriers to care for all communities, and this Pride Month, we’re honouring the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

We are partnering with organizations and community centres that support 2SLGBTQ+ communities to offer free sessions using the Hello Game — a gentle, trauma-informed activity that invites q***r and trans folks to explore life, death, and care planning through reflection, storytelling, and connection. It is one small step in a bigger journey toward building relationships, sharing knowledge, and making hospice care more accessible for the community.

If you’re part of an organization, a community group, or just someone who wants to be part of this conversation — let’s connect. We’d love to hear from you and work together.

Ana Vujosevic, Project Manager
supportservices@hillhousehospice.com

05/31/2025

05/28/2025

It was our honour to have David West, Mayor, Richmond Hill, Ontario attend and speak at the Walk for Hill House Hospice presented by Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. Your leadership and support for Hill House over these many years is greatly appreciated!

We were also joined by MPP Michael Parsa; Deputy Mayor Godwin Chan; RH Councillor Simoncui; RH Councillor Scott Thompson; Carol Davidson, Councillor Ward 1 Oak Ridges and RH Councillor Karen Shapiro Cilevitz. We appreciate your continued support for Hill House Hospice as we provide end-of-life care and services at no cost to residents in Richmond Hill and beyond.

A shout out to Risa Healey and the wonderful staff and teams at the City of Richmond Hill who helped us get ready for the event.

Visit our page soon for more photos.
walkforhillhousehospice.com remains open for donations until Jun 15, 2025.



Photo credit: Chris Robart & Simon Cui

05/28/2025

What an incredible day it was! 39 teams and 326 registered walkers participated in the Walk for Hill House Hospice presented by Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Heather Mason-Wood, President, and Silvia Da Costa, Human Resources Generalist, and the Canso team who walked our 2.8 km through the beautiful community of Mill Pond. Your generous support as our Presenting Partner contributed to our record-breaking success!

Thank you for helping residents and families on their end-of-life journey.



Photo credit: Chris Robart

05/25/2025

Universal Care, we greatly appreciate your support!

As a Mill Pond Partner, you are contributing to the success of the Walk for Hill House Hospice presented by Canso Investment Counsel Ltd! Every footstep taken today is a sizable step towards raising much needed funds for end-of-life care at Hill House Hospice!

Thank you, Universal Care! You and your team are awesome! 👏