Who We Are…
· Williams Lake Hospice Society (WLHS) is a community based non-profit
Society. We provide trained volunteers who offer social, emotional and spiritual support
· We
provide education, advocacy and community awareness in palliative care and grief support
· We
receive referrals from local physicians, Cariboo Memorial Hospital, Home and Community Care, Williams Lake Seniors Village, Cariboo
Place and the community
Our Services & Programs…
· Referrals are
made by health care professionals, friends, family and self-referrals
· Two Palliative
Care Suites, including a furnished family room
· Anticipatory Grief and Bereavement Services (support and information)
· Medical sheepskins and other comfort items for
loan to clients and their families
· Library of media resources available to clients, their families, volunteers and the general public
Our Volunteers…
· ARE theHEART of HOSPICE!!!
· Are compassionate individuals from the community who are committed
to the Hospice philosophy
· Are advocates who comfort and support the individual and
their loved ones, while respecting their beliefs, values and privacy
· Provide companionship
and support through illness, death and the bereavement period
· Are required to take
our 24+ hour Volunteer Education Course and to attend meetings for ongoing training, mutual care and support
· Work with palliative care clients and their loved ones in their own homes, in acute care units or in residential care facilities
Williams Lake Hospice Society
· Atlantic Power, LP
· BFF Fashions
· Black Press
· Bob Paterson Homes
· Cariboo Canoe and Kayak
· Cariboo Peacemakers
· Cariboo-Chilcotin Funeral Services
· Catholic Women’s League
· City of Williams Lake
· Concrete Fitness
· Cool Clear Water
· Cox International
· DWB Consulting
· Eldorado Log Hauling
· Graham’s Store
· Horsefly Quilting Club
· Interior Health Authority
· Knights of Columbus
· Laketown Furnishings
· Marshall’s Store (150 Mile House)
· Oliver & Co
· Overlander Pub and Beer & Wine Store
· Poppy Home
· Province of British Columbia
· Purple Pansy
· Ramada Inn
· Return
It Bottle Depot
· Save-On Foods
· Taseko (Gibraltar Mines)
· The Mantel
· The Royal Canadian Legion Br 139
· Tiff the Healer
· Triple P Sanitation
· United Concrete
· United Floor
· United Way
· Walk Rite
Shoes
· WL Credit Union
· WL Log haulers
Assoc.
Without your generous support there would not be a Williams Lake Hospice Society!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts
Board, Staff & Volunteers of WLHS