Services

End-of-life care includes a variety of services offered at home, in hospitals, in long-term care facilities and hospices.

A team of specially trained professionals, volunteers and family members provides our hospice palliative care services.

At home

Hospice palliative care can be provided in people's homes through Home Health Care offering professional nursing care and other care services.  To help people remain at home, access to a variety of home support services (including personal care, after hours telephone support, in-home medication kit, and some supplies and equipment) is offered as needed or appropriate.  Hospice palliative care teams and volunteers are available for expert advice, consultation and support to you and your family, as well as to front-line health care providers.

In hospital

Short-stay beds are available on medical units in all Fraser Health hospitals for hospice palliative care patients needing diagnostic tests and treatment. Teams of health professionals specializing in hospice palliative care provide expert advice, consultation and support about hospice palliative care to staff, patients and families..

Tertiary hospice palliative care units

Specialized hospital units aim to comfort and support patients and their families who may be experiencing difficulties managing pain syndromes, complex physical symptom assessment and management issues, complex psychological/spiritual/social issues, family/caregiver distress or other extensive or intensive care requirements. Tertiary hospice palliative care units are located in Burnaby Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Surrey Memorial Hospital.

In residential care and assisted living facilities

Consultation from hospice palliative care teams and Hospice Society volunteer support is available to palliative patients residing in residential care facilities located within Fraser Health. 

To receive this service in an assisted living facility, the patient must be capable of directing his or her own care or have a spouse with them who is able to make health care and other decisions on their behalf.

In hospice residences

Care is also provided in hospice residences.

Is there a cost?

Most services are covered by the BC Medical Services Plan or the BC Palliative Care Benefits program.  Eligible Home Support services are provided free of charge.   Visit our Accessing Hospice Palliative Care page to learn more.