Q: Aren’t there hospice beds at Cowichan Hospice at 3122 Gibbins Road?   A: No.   Q: What services does Cowichan Hospice currently offer?   A: Cowichan Hospice offers:   Counselling and skilled volunteer support for people living with life-threatening illness and for their family members Support groups and individual support for people grieving the […]

Q: $10 million dollars seems like a lot to build a 10 bed hospice. What goes into this cost?   A: The fundraising goal for Cowichan Hospice House is $10 million. This includes $8.7 to build and completely equip it. We will raise an additional $1 million to ensure the provision of psycho-social care for […]

Q: How many patients will Cowichan Hospice House care for? A: Cowichan Hospice House will accommodate seven patients when it opens, with capacity for three additional patients. Chemainus Health Centre will continue to provide one hospice bed. Q: What role will Cowichan Hospice play in Cowichan Hospice House? A. Cowichan Hospice staff and volunteers will […]

  Q: How will Cowichan Hospice House be funded?   A: Cowichan Hospice, with the help of our community, will raise the $10 million needed to build the facility and to ensure ongoing, excellent whole-person care for those who are dying, and for their families. In communities across the western world, hospice facilities are built by the […]

Q: What is hospice palliative care? A: Hospice palliative care is whole-person care for people living with advancing illness; it includes specialized medical care as well as addressing social, psychological and spiritual needs. The focus is on quality of life, rather than on a cure. It is care based on the dying person’s own goals […]