Our caring community is here for you.

 
 
 
 

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

THURSDAYS, Feb 29 - April 18, 1:30-3:30 pm | Grief Support Group, at Hospice House

SATURDAYS / SUNDAYS | Healing Arts: A Guided Exploration of Grief Visit our calendar of events for upcoming sessions

TUE. and THU., 10:30 am | The Circle Palliative Day Program, for those who facing a life-limiting illness and their caregiver, at Hospice House

 
  • Healing Arts: A Guided Exploration of Grief

    Join us for these short series where participants are guided to use different form of art to discover and express the emotions brought on by grief. These hands-on therapeutic sessions are facilitated by knowledgeable local artists and therapists who create a safe and supportive environment for sharing.

  • Register an Advance Care Plan

    Our Green Sleeve Advance Care Plan will help you to make important medical care decisions.

  • Living With Dying - The Film Trailer

    Watch the trailer of the Living With Dying film series featuring honest and tender interviews with 12 residents on the Sunshine Coast who share their personal reflections on being a patient, a caregiver or a health care professional.

  • Being There for Grieving Children

    How do we support children and families when their world turns upside down? Read about our wonderful and heartfelt event featuring speakers whose impact continues to ripple through the community

Since 1987, the Sunshine Coast Hospice caring community has supported people facing life-limiting illness, people in grief, and those who love them, to live lives that are full and meaningful.

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We provide a range of free palliative, hospice, grief and loss, and advance care planning programs, and educational resources to Coast residents from Earl’s Cove to Langdale. We also partner with Vancouver Coastal Health to support two hospice suites at Shorncliffe Intermediate Care Home in Sechelt, BC. 

  • Palliative care aims to help individuals with a terminal illness to live fully and comfortably so they can have the best possible quality of life possible.

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  • Sunshine Coast Hospice works in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to operate the four hospice suites and family room at Silverstone Care Centre in Sechelt.

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  • Sunshine Coast Hospice can support you or your loved one in the final days or weeks of life, whether at home, in the hospital, at Shorncliffe Hospice or in a long-term care facility. If you live between Langdale and Earl’s Cove, we can be there for you.

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  • Sunshine Coast Hospice provides a variety of programs, resources and events throughout the year to support you after the death of a loved one.

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  • Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of thinking ahead about the type of health and personal care decisions you would want to be made on your behalf if you became ill or injured and were unable to speak for yourself.

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  • Sunshine Coast Hospice provides the Lower Sunshine Coast with resources and education on topics related to end-of-life care.

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Important Message: The BC Health Authority has announced the reinstatement of masking mandates for staff, volunteers and visitors in healthcare facilities, effective Tuesday, Oct. 3.

We continue to offer in-person programming and other activities at Hospice House at this time. While the use of masks will not be mandatory for staff and visitors, we encourage the use of masks as well as other means of reducing the risk of the transmission of COVID-19, seasonal colds and flu. Masks will be available on-site for those who need them. If you are feeling unwell or experiencing symptoms of illness, please refrain from visiting or attending programming.

Get Involved

There are many ways to be a part of our clients’ circle of care. Do you have a philanthropic vision for end-of-life care on the Coast? Do you want to contribute your skills as a trained hospice volunteer? What about becoming a member? We welcome you to be a part of our inclusive community. 

  • Palliative care aims to help individuals with a terminal illness to live fully and comfortably so they can have the best possible quality of life possible.

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  • The majority of our financing comes from community donations, so we count on the generosity and participation of our community for our success.

    — Give Now
    — Give Monthly
    — Give in Memory
    — Plan a Legacy
    — Create a fundraiser
    — Non-monetary Gifts

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  • Sunshine Coast Hospice can support you or your loved one in the final days or weeks of life, whether at home, in the hospital, at Shorncliffe Hospice or in a long-term care facility. If you live between Langdale and Earl’s Cove, we can be there for you.

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 Featured Events

Living With Dying is an intimate glimpse into facing a life-limiting illness.

In honest and tender interviews, 12 residents on the Sunshine Coast share their personal reflections on being a patient, a caregiver or a health care professional.

We respectfully acknowledge that we work and provide services within the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the shíshálh, Squamish and Coast Salish nations.

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