Hospice care helps people at the end stage of a terminal illness to remain comfortable in their home, in a residence, or hospital.
Tips & Links
- The goal of hospice care is to prioritize your comfort and provide assistance for your health care choices, emotional well-being, palliative care requirements, and cultural support during the final phase of your life.
- Learn about hospice and palliative care in your home, hospital, or long-term care setting by Healthlink BC.
- Learn some of the practical steps in providing end-of-life care including sleep, fluids, medications, and mouth and physical care from Virtual Hospice Canada.
- Explore family resources and supports from the BC Centre for Palliative Care.
- Learn about medical assistance in Dying (MAiD) in BC and how to navigate the steps for medical assistance in dying from Dying with Dignity Canada. Things to consider are how to start the process (might take up to 7 days to coordinate), getting (2) assessments, and where and who you want to support the provision of MAiD.
- Discuss with family and those closest to you your choices for end-of-life care and medical assistance in dying from Interior Health.
- Your caregivers should all know if you have a Do Not Resuscitate or No CPR order, a written advance directive or Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) document, are an organ donor, and/or you have a written advance care plan.
- Learn how to arrange for ‘at home’ end-of-life care, if you are not already connected to home care services.
- Review the steps to take if you are planning an at home death. This needs to be an ‘expected’ death, confirmed with your physician, a Do Not Resuscitate order or No CPR form completed and supports in place.
- If you are considering hospice care, learn about your end-of-life choices. Document these choices in your advance care plan and collect all your print and digital documents in the section My End of Life Decisions in your Mywell Health planner.
Tools – Handouts & Video
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