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Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses – whatever the diagnosis. End-of-life care provides comfort, dignity and quality-of-life care for people with life-limiting illnesses and support for family and friends. The focus is on comfort care, such as pain control, rather than care aimed at curing illness.

We partner with you, your family and your caregivers to meet your physical, emotional, social and spiritual care needs. While you are in our care, your personal, cultural and faith values will be respected at all times, as well as your beliefs and practices. The type of palliative care services you receive depends on your needs and the stage of your illness.

How to access

  • Check eligibility

    Home and community care services have general eligibility criteria based on citizenship, residency, age and health condition, and specific criteria for each service based on your assessed needs. You can contact the home and community care access line to arrange for care or have a health-care professional make a referral on your behalf.

    Review the full eligibility criteria and how to arrange home and community care services. 

  • Get a referral

    Call the North Shore Community Palliative Access Line at (604) 984-3743.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

How to get here

Driving North on Lonsdale
Turn right at 13th Street and pass Lions Gate Hospital on your left. The Hospice entrance is located on the corner of St. Andrews and 13th on the left. 

Driving South on Lonsdale (from the Upper Levels Highway)
Take Exit 18 to Lonsdale Avenue South and proceed to Lonsdale Avenue South. Turn left at 13th Street and pass Lions Gate Hospital on your left. The Hospice entrance is located on the corner of St. Andrews and 13th on the left. 

Parking
Free parking is available at the rear of the Hospice to family members as needed. A QR code to register your license plate is available at the nursing station. There is limited free parking on the surrounding streets.

More about this service

North Shore Hospice

North Shore Hospice offers a home-like setting for those who require end-of-life care.

Palliative Care in Hospice

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses – whatever the diagnosis. End-of-life care provides comfort, dignity and quality-of-life care for people with life-limiting illnesses and support for family and friends. The focus is on comfort care, such as pain control, rather than care aimed at curing illness.