Mossy Rock Hospice
Together, Let’s Open the Doors to Mossy Rock Hospice
A Permanent and Purpose-Built Hospice for the Lower Sunshine Coast
Because of this community’s extraordinary generosity, Mossy Rock Hospice is becoming a reality. Our community will soon have its first purpose-built Hospice for end-of-life and palliative respite care.
Walls have been raised, rooms are taking shape, and a place of comfort and dignity will be ready to welcome its first patients next year. This is a powerful reflection of what’s possible when people come together with a shared purpose. And now, together, we have the opportunity to complete the vision.
This vision brings together not only the physical spaces, but also the comprehensive and thoughtful care that makes hospice truly meaningful. And it ensures the sustainability of Mossy Rock Hospice and Coast Hospice programs across our continuum of care for every local family, for generations to come.
More Than a Building
Mossy Rock Hospice is far more than a building. It is the care offered at the bedside. The support extended to grieving families. The quiet moments of connection, reflection, and peace.
It is an environment where every detail, inside and out, supports comfort and dignity. It’s the community services that create a soft landing for people facing the unimaginable. A team that responds with compassion and expertise to ensure that no one walks this difficult journey alone.
A Home For Hospice
Photo by Rik Jespersen
Located in a quiet neighbourhood of Roberts Creek, surrounded by lush forest, the Coast’s first dedicated hospice will offer a warm, home-like, supportive environment for individuals and their families during one of life’s most challenging times.
This new hospice will transform this large, existing home and surrounding gardens into a purpose-designed space featuring eight comfortable private rooms, dedicated spaces for visiting family, quiet reflection, and a range of therapeutic services designed to provide a meaningful and dignified end-of-life journey, making the most of every moment in the life that is left.
The new Hospice will double bed space on the lower Sunshine Coast for palliative care, and can alleviate responsibility from the Sechelt Hospital. Here are three ways Mossy Rock Hospice will reduce some responsibilities from Sechelt Hospital:
Palliative patients at home will come to Mossy Rock instead of ER and avoid admissions to acute beds.
Hospital inpatients can be transferred to Mossy Rock for their final days, creating space for patients waiting for a bed for
life-saving care.
Patients at home will come to Mossy Rock instead of the hospital for short stay to receive pain and symptom management, or respite care.
Retired broadcaster and Sunshine Coast resident Vicki Gabereau takes a good look at the project for our community’s first dedicated hospice. Click on the image to the right to view.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
-
People who have a diagnosis of a life-limiting illness will be eligible to stay in Hospice suites, based on the recommendation of the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Palliative Care Team.
Respite care for palliative patients may be available for short stays when needed and if the space is available.
Palliative patients requiring supervised symptom management and respite may be referred for short stays.
In all cases, the VCH Palliative Care Team will manage access.
-
The four rooms at Silverstone Care Centre will continue to be available for palliative patients until the Mossy Rock facility opens. After that, Silverstone Care Centre and Vancouver Coastal Health will decide.
-
The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society has spent over a decade researching and exploring options for a dedicated hospice facility on the Sunshine Coast. Many sites were considered, including constructing a new purpose-built structure. The goal has been to find a site that is accessible, close to amenities, secluded and tranquil.
Roberts Creek is a quiet, peaceful, small community, 20 minutes from the Langdale ferry and 10 minutes from Sechelt. The site is accessible by both car and public transit, community services, restaurants and nature trails are nearby, with the hospital only a 10 minute drive away.
The existing house was thoroughly inspected and its use is within the existing zoning. The grounds and location provide the peace and seclusion the Society has been looking for.
The Hospice Society undertook an analysis of the relative costs of a renovation vs a purpose-built new structure. This renovation will be less costly, have a lower environmental impact, and be more quickly completed than a new build.
-
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) will manage and pay for all medical and client service aspects of the facility with the support of trained Hospice volunteers. Nursing and support staff will be on site 24/7.
The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society are the owners of the property and will be responsible for the maintenance of the building.
-
The anticipated cost of the Mossy Rock project is about $7.85 million. VCH is contributing $3.32 and Coast Hospice has launched a campaign to raise the balance, which includes creating a Capital Reserve Fund of $500,000 for the ongoing maintenance of the building. As of June 2026, we have raised 94% of the target with an outstanding balance of $450,000.
-
The facility will be a very quiet operation as it is a place of tranquility for people at the end of life.
Ample parking will be provided on-site.
There will not be any events, such as funerals or Hospice Society programming held on the property.
There will be a small increase in traffic over what can be expected at a private residence because of staff shift changes, attendance by Hospice volunteers and visiting loved ones.
On occasion, there will be ambulances delivering patients, but as these will not be emergencies, there will be no sirens or flashing lights.
As part of regular operations, hearses will not be picking up residents after death. A van will be used.
Signage will be discreet.
-
There are many ways to help achieve our vision to open a dedicated hospice for the Coast:
Make a gift to the campaign - Every gift is important in achieving our vision. Gifts can be pledged over a three year period. You may wish to give your gift in honour of a loved one, or a caregiver. Please give now or contact Nancy Grenier to learn about ways to give and explore what might be meaningful for you and your family.
Volunteer - There are many ways that time and expertise can help the fundraising campaign. Please reach out to Nancy Grenier to discuss how you might contribute your time and talent.
Tell a friend - It is important to Coast Hospice that the good news of the project is shared widely. Please help us broaden awareness that this resource will be coming to the Coast in the near future.
Support our ongoing programs and events - We can only support Coast residents and their loved ones with the support of our generous community.
Follow us - Sign up for our newsletter, or connect with us on Instagram or Facebook to receive all our latest news.
Current Programming and Events
For more than 35 years, Coast Hospice has offered a wide range of support to people in our community during their end-of-life journey and to their loved ones experiencing grief and bereavement.
With more than 100 trained volunteers and a small staff team, we provide companionship and support to people in their homes, hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
We also create various programs to support the community, such as The Circle: A Wellness Day Program, the Healing Arts Series, and Grief Support Groups, hosted at our Program Centre in Davis Bay or in the community through partners.
These programs and services will continue, and our volunteers will continue to provide support to residents of the Coast wherever needed.
Program Centre in Davis Bay (4602 Simpkins Road, Sechelt)