“To establish and maintain expert end-of-life care and support for the community.”
Palliative Care Society News
National Hospice Palliative Care Week
May 4th – 10th, 2020 observes the twentieth annual Hospice Palliative Care Week. Canadians from all walks of life benefit from great hospice palliative care. Download CHPCA’s “Busting the Myths” poster and share with others! Available here Happy...
Seeking Comfort Care Bag Donations
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Comfort Care Bag program has stayed the same except for the impact it has had. Each new admission to hospice still receives one of our Comfort Care Bags (exercising infection control policies). Comfort care bags...
Special Thank you from Prairie Lakes Hospice Staff
The staff at the Prairie Lakes Hospice have asked me to share a thank you to the community and volunteers that have come together and helped support us all during this difficult time of isolation. They would like to express how much they appreciate...
Virtual Pen Pal Program Update
Our Volunteers have been busy writing letters but as the number of facilities and residents increase so does the need for more volunteers to write letters. if you are interested in learning more about the Virtual Pen Pal Program or would like to...
Virtual Care Program – April 24th update
Thank you to the amazing donations coming from our community we are excited to connect more rural facilities with smart devices for their seniors in care. 3 devices were delivered to Hythe yesterday and more will be delivered next week in the...
Thank you Volunteers!
Volunteers give the most precious gift of all, time. It sounds like such an insignificant thing but it means the world to so many. The gift of your time tells the person on the receiving end that you care, you see them and that you are there for no...
Virtual Care Program – iPad Donation
Grande Prairie District & Catholic Schools Division donated 15 more iPads to our amazing Virtual Care Program!Thank you so very kindly for helping us support our isolated seniors! If you would like more information or to get involved please...
Virtual Care Program – update
Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our community members and the connections we made with facilities through our Virtual Pen Pal Program our Virtual Care Project now has over 40 devices heading out into the community, both Grande Prairie and...
National Volunteer Week April 19-25
Last year 10,000 hours were donated by volunteers to our society. The impact of volunteers in the palliative care community is indescribable. We are so grateful to the kind, compassionate individuals who make up our volunteer...
Virtual Pen Pal Program – First Month in review
We cannot believe a month has already lapsed since we started the Virtual Pen Pal Program! Since the announcement of the isolation protocols facilities have needed to become more strict with social interaction and isolation of their seniors. As the...
Happy National Caregivers Day – April 7th
Happy National Caregiver Day! Over 8 million Canadians are caregivers; that’s one in four people. We all know someone either personally, socially or professionally who is a caregiver. Without them, our health system would be faced with increased...
Virtual Care Program – Community Ask
On April 3rd we asked the community to help fund iPads to connect our isolated end-of-life clients with their families, loved ones and volunteers as the devices we are currently using are making a remarkable difference, but the need is so great at...
