About the Burnaby Hospice Society

Established in 1986, Burnaby Hospice Society is a volunteer-based community organization dedicated to providing compassionate care to individuals and families during the end-of-life journey, and educating the community about dying and bereavement.

Our trained hospice palliative care volunteers offer emotional, social and practical support to people with life threatening illnesses and to their loved ones. They are a part of a care-giving team and can visit in homes, hospitals or long term care facilities. Besides providing emotional social support to terminally ill individuals and their families and friends, additional services offered include vigil support, complementary therapies and practical support such as letter writing and small errands.

The Society also offers ongoing individual and family grief counselling, regular grief support groups and other bereavement services including a weekly volunteer-run grief support walking group and community memorial services.

Every year, Burnaby Hospice Society serves over 800 families through our hospice palliative care and bereavement programs and services. There is no cost or fee to use any of the services offered by the Society and we accept referrals by anyone.