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Living with illness, dying, and grieving are normal parts of life that we will all eventually experience. At Coast Hospice, we support people to live well right to the end of life, and after death we support their family and friends as they grieve.

We believe those living with a terminal illness have the right to make their own choices about how they live and how they die and we endeavour to support them in those choices support with compassion and respect.

Hike for Hospice: September 13th, 2020

 In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and recommendations by the provincial and federal health authorities for “social distancing” and avoiding mass gatherings, we have decided to reschedule our Hike for Hospice event, which was originally planned for Sunday, May 3rd.   We have chosen Sunday, September 13th for the 2020 Hike for Hospice event. We continue to monitor the situation and will take direction from provincial health authorities.

Click here to read more and find out how you can participate!

The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society is hiring!

The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society (SCHS) is entering an exciting new chapter in its evolution. After 30 years of providing hospice services to residents of the lower Sunshine Coast, largely by volunteers and part-time staff, we are poised to expand our services.  Our plans include building a new home for four hospice rooms and a base for families, staff and volunteers.

FUND DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

SCHS is seeking a self-starter with a can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude who is not afraid to take on the development and management of successful Fund Development and Communications Strategies. You have a minimum of five years fundraising experience, a related university and/or college degree and membership with the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

If you are interested in learning more about this full time, managerial position, CLICK HERE

What people say about their experience with the Hospice Society…

  • “I will always be grateful to the nurses and staff of Shorncliffe, but especially thankful to our hospice "angels" who cared for (my friend) like a family member in her final months. They are truly special people that went above and beyond the call of duty before and after… and I will never forget what they also did for me personally with their generosity and kindness.”

  • “As a recent beneficiary of our excellent local hospice care and as a seven-year hospice volunteer, I believe that not enough people on the Sunshine Coast know and appreciate what a rare gem our hospice service is…. I feel exceptionally lucky and grateful that my husband was able to receive such fine service.”

  • "The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society became a lantern of light, instilling rays of hope back into my life. This circle of support allowed me to learn the stages of grief, acknowledge the need to mourn in my own way, meet others who suffered loss, and experience deep healing through the cathartic process of telling our stories."

  • "Magic happens around these trees. People laugh, smile, tell stories, and sometimes cry, but most of all, they light up as they fondly remember that special love."

  • ...I phoned hospice. In an incredible stroke of luck — if the passing of someone else’s loved one can ever be called lucky — one of their two beds was available that day. Dad was made warm and comfortable, given a mild sedative for anxiety, and we were with him in a peaceful setting, watched over by caring hospice workers, for the next three days while he drifted away. I am still moved to tears of gratitude that my dad got to die warm and unafraid"