Ridge Meadows Hospice Society
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11
Maple Ridge, BC
V2X 7E9
Tel: (604) 463-7722
Fax: (604) 465-6353
info@ridgemeadowshospicesociety.
http://www.ridgemeadowshospicesociety.com
BCHPCA Components of Care
Administration
Staffing: Coordinator of Volunteers, Coordinator of Bereavement Support Services, Office Assistant.
9 member Board of Directors
Office hours: 9-3:30 Monday to Friday. Funding: Vistas Run, Meadowridge Rotary Club,Bingo - BC Gaming licence,donations special events.
Partnership with Fraser Health will see 10 designated palliative beds open in the Fall of 2006, in new CareLife Building, adjacent to Ridge Meadows Hospital.
Ridge Meadows Hospice Society is committed to $360,000. to furnishings and equipment for the palliative facility.
Volunteer Program
Visiting Volunteers support and companion terminally ill people and their families at home, in the hospital and in Long Term Care facilities. Volunteers support the family through the first year of bereavement. Monthly volunteer meetings and ongoing training provided.
Bereavement Program
Coordinator and volunteers facilitate an 8-week Grief Support Group several times through the year,an informal walking group, and provide telephone support.
Evaluation and Research
30 hour basic training for visiting volunteers
facilitation skills training offered as needed
ongoing training offered
quarterly newsletter
Organization Mission Statement
To provide compassion, support and care to patients and loved ones in dealing with end of life experience, grief and mourning.
Other Relevant Information
Ridge Meadows Hospice Society is a member of the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team. Community outreach includes Celebrate a Life, Time to Remember (memorial service) and public workshops.
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