Williams Lake Hospice Society

Who We Are…

• Today the international hospice movement provides palliative or comfort care to individuals living with life threatening illness and their loved ones

• Williams Lake Hospice is a community based non-profit Society. We provide trained volunteers who offer social, emotional and spiritual support

• We provide education, advocacy and community awareness in palliative care and grief

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We receive referrals from local Physicians, Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Home and Community Care, Williams Lake Seniors Village and the community

Our Services & Programs…

• Referrals are made by health care professionals, friends, family and individuals themselves

• 2 Bed Palliative Care Unit, including a furnished Family Room

• Anticipatory Grief and Bereavement Support packages

• Medical sheepskins and other equipment for loan to clients and their families

• Library of media resources available to clients, their families, volunteers and the general public

Our Volunteers…

• ARE the HEART of HOSPICE!!!

• Are compassionate individuals from the community who are committed to the Hospice philosophy

• Are advocates who comfort and support the individual and their loved ones, while respecting their beliefs, values and privacy

• Provide companionship, respite and support through illness, death and the bereavement period

• Are required to take our 30+ hour Volunteer Education Course and attend monthly meetings with continuing education skill enhancement component

• Work with palliative care clients and their loved ones in their own homes, in acute care units or in residential care facilities

How you can help…

• VOLUNTEER!!! Sitting with palliative individuals, providing bereavement support, offering specialized skills such as healing touch, massage therapy or simply EMPATHETIC listening

• Become a Hospice Member and/or Board Member ($10/yr.)

• Request a presentation for your organization and help increase Hospice awareness in your community

• Join us for Fundraising Events

• DONATE!!!