Hospice & Palliative Care

A hospice is a program designed to care for the dying and their special needs.  Among these services all hospice programs should include:

1. Control of pain and other symptoms through medication, environmental adjustment and education.
2. Psychosocial support for both the patient and family, including all phases from diagnosis through bereavement.
3. Medical services commensurate with the needs of the patient.
4. Interdisciplinary "team" approach to patient care, patient and family support, and education with physician leadership.
5. Integration into existing facilities where possible.
6. Specially trained personnel with expertise in care of the dying and their families. 

Palliative care is the active compassionate treatment and care of people with a terminal illness and for those who are close to them. Besides medical care and pain management to improve the quality of life by controlling the symptoms of the disease, palliative care centres provide psychosocial and spiritual support to assist with grief and bereavement. This care is provided in a number of locations including your home if that is where you would like to stay and if it is medically possible for you to do so. The different health regions in Alberta have a range of programs so that as your condition changes, you can get the help you need. 

Hospice Calgary: Hospice Calgary offers a wide range of specialized support and bereavement services (before, during and after death.) To learn more about our Community Support & Bereavement Programs or about Rosedale Hospice, our 24-hour residential hospice care facility, please contact Hospice Calgary at (403) 263-4525. Address: 1245 -70 Ave SE. Calgary, AB. T2H 2X8

Agape Hospice
Address: 1302 8 th Ave. N.W. , Calgary . 
Phone:  (403) 282-6588

Pilgrims Hospice: Pilgrims Hospice Society exists to provide a voluntary free-standing hospice that offers supportive care to enhance the quality and dignity of life for those diagnosed with a progressive life-limiting illness.

• Pilgrim's Hospice offers support to those who are ill, their families, caregivers and others until natural death occurs.
• Services extend through bereavement when loved ones require counselling or other forms of grief and loss support.
• Pilgrims Hospice Society enhances end-of-life care by supplementing and complementing services available through the formal health system and other community agencies.

Address: 9808 148 Street, Edmonton AB, T5N 3E8
Phone: (780) 413-980

Red Deer Hospice: The Red Deer Hospice Society will provide physical, social, emotional and spiritual care in a community based, home-like setting for individuals who are dying and for their loved ones. Address: Box 22015 , Red Deer, AB, T4N 6X4. Phone: (403) 309-4344.

Virtual Hospice:The Canadian Virtual Hospice is an interactive network for people dealing with life-threatening illness and loss.