Nakusp Hospice Society

At Nakusp Hospice Society we aim to offer compassionate care, comfort and support to individuals facing terminal illness, end of life, and bereavement.
We believe each individual is unique, to be valued, affirmed, and treated with dignity, respect and understanding. Individual choices will be respected to allow life to be lived fully until death occurs.

We believe that, although death is a time of sadness and separation, it is part of life’s journey that can be embraced with contentment, serenity and hope.

We believe those in the last state of living must be given quality care and support to meet their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs, to enable them to die with peace and dignity.

We believe that pain and suffering encompass many emotions, and often result in the loss of autonomy (to accept that which we cannot change, so that each person is free to participate in life). We recognize that spiritual pain is individual and that each individual’s ability to cope must be respected and supported.

We believe that life is a precious and fragile journey of growth and development.