Kamloops Hospice Association (KHA) is a non profit society, founded in 1981, as a result of a group of compassionate people coming together to support an individual in the community. KHA provides trained volunteers and professional staff who support and assist families and their loved ones who are experiencing a life threatening illness. This support can be varied; providing information, resources and visitation through the Hospice Visiting Program.

On February 16th 2004 the Kamloops Hospice Association opened the doors of its six bed free standing Hospice Home, the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home. The Hospice Home provides quality end of life care for residents of our region as well as respite and pain management. Referrals are received from the medical community, family, friends, clergy or the patients themselves.

What is Hospice

Hospice is an approach to care which:

• Emphasizes comfort, quality of life and dignity to those approaching death.
• Offers support to patients, family and friends through the last stages of illness, at the time of death and bereavement.
• Provides compassionate assistance from trained volunteers who understand the needs of the patients and their families.
• Supports the families when the patient lives elsewhere or does not desire our services.

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