Palliative Care - Vancouver Coastal Health
End of Life Care / Palliative Care and Home Health Care
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
Provides physical, emotional, social and spiritual care with the goal of providing comfort and improving quality of life for those persons who are living with or dying from advanced illness
Palliative Care Consult Team Central
Central Intake for all referrals: phone: 604-742-4010
Hospice palliative care is a philosophy of care and services which help relieve suffering and improve quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness. Hospice palliative care does not hasten or delay death.
Whether you are at home, in hospital, a hospice bed or a residential care facility the health care team will provide:
You must meet the Home and Community care eligibility requirements to receive services. To receive hospice palliative care services, you must:
The following locations accept referrals for hospice palliative care:
- Care to help relieve symptoms such as pain, nausea, shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia
- Information on services and care options, legal and financial matters
- Teaching for families on how to provide or assist with care
- Emotional support
- Referrals to available services, such as volunteers or counselling
You must meet the Home and Community care eligibility requirements to receive services. To receive hospice palliative care services, you must:
- Have a life-threatening illness or be facing end of life issues
- Have a life expectancy of weeks or months rather than years
- Understand the primary goal of care/treatment is quality of life, not cure of disease
- Agree to the referral or to consultative support
The following locations accept referrals for hospice palliative care:
- Raven Song Community Health Centre
- Evergreen Community Health Centre
- Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre
- Richmond Community Care Clinic
- Robert and Lily Lee Family Community Health Centre
- Sechelt
- South Vancouver Community Health Centre
- Three Bridges Community Health Centre
Contact Vancouver Community Palliative Access Line to learn about accessing these services. Health care professionals are available to discuss an individual's needs and eligibility for Home Hospice Palliative Care services and refer to the closest Community Health Centre or suggest some alternative resources. Referrals are accepted from any source including the public, family doctors, BC Cancer Agency, outpatient units, and acute care hospitals.
For physicians and clinicians: CLICK HERE for details about your local program.
604-742-4010 (Palliative Access Line)
Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/service...
604-675-3644 (Richmond)
604-892-0726 (Sunshine Coast)
604-485-3310 (qathet)
250-799-5311 (Bella Coola)
250-957-2314 (Bella Bella)
604-983-6700 (North Shore Access Line)
604-892-2293 (Sea to Sky Access Line)
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Health professional referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Home Health and Community Care Intake - Bella Bella
- Home and Community Care Intake - Sea to Sky
- Home Health and Community Care Intake - North Shore
Availability
Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area + show cities
Service Types Provided
End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Home Health Care
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.