A Residential Hospice is a home like setting for individuals who are living with, or dying from a life limiting illness, where families and friends are welcome, rules are relaxed and hospice palliative care services are planned around the unique needs of clients. An integrated system of holistic care is provided 24 hours-a-day and 7 days-a-week.
 
Palliative Care is a special kind of healthcare supporting individuals and those close to them, who are living with life threatening illnesses.  It is holistic care that meets the physical, psychological, cultural, social, spiritual, and informational needs of those with limited life expectancy and those who care for them. 
 
Hospice Palliative Care is the nationally accepted term coined to recognize the convergence of Hospice and Palliative Care into one movement and to recognize their common  “norms of practice”

Palliative Care in the Annapolis Valley
The Annapolis Valley Palliative Care Program has been developed by caring health professionals and volunteers working together to guide families through illness.  The Program is a the result of a partnership between VON Annapolis Valley, Annapolis Valley Health(AVH) and NSDOH Continuing Care, and is strengthened by various volunteer groups, Cancer Care Nova Scotia and community groups in the district.  Growth in the area of Palliative Care has been possible by the addition of a District Palliative Care Manager and the recent addition of the services of Palliative Care Resource Physicians who are available for consultation for patients and education for care providers.

For more information regarding Palliative Care Services in The Annapolis Valley please contact:
VON Canada - Annapolis Valley Branch
(AVH) Annapolis Valley Health Palliative Care Program
NSDOH - Continuing Care Nova Scotia

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is the national voice for hospice palliative care in Canada. It is a national charitable non-profit association whose mission is to provide leadership in hospice palliative care in Canada. We strive to achieve this mission by supporting research, promoting education and training, improving public awareness of hospice palliative care, and by advocating for increased programs and services. CHPCA works in close partnership with other national organizations and will continue to move forward with the goal of ensuring that all Canadians, regardless of where they may live, have equal access to quality hospice palliative care for themselves and their family.

Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association
Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association is the provincial body for hospice and palliative care in Nova Scotia, Canada. "We strive towards achieving comfort and peace for persons living and dying with a life threatening illness throughout Nova Scotia."