EVERY MOMENT COUNTS
Hospice Quinte changes the lives of the terminally ill, their families, and the bereaved for the better by offering them support and companionship through visiting hospice services and support groups.
All Hospice Quinte programs and services are provided at no charge by compassionate and well-trained staff and volunteers.
Our service area includes Quinte West, Belleville, Tyendinaga Township, Deseronto, and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
Our mission is to provide hospice palliative care and bereavement support services for our region.
Hospice Quinte has been providing compassionate care in our communities since 1985.
WHAT’S NEW AT HOSPICE QUINTE
OUR SERVICES
We offer Visiting Hospice, Caregiver Support, and Bereavement Support Services,
as well as Education and Educational Resources about Hospice Care.
LATEST NEWS & INFORMATION
Heart to Heart: Suicide Survivor Support
This episode, Jennifer is joined by Sandie Sidsworth, Executive Director of the Belleville branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), to talk about the CMHA's suicide survivor bereavement support group.
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2019
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is celebrated every year on the second Saturday in October, with the purpose of raising awareness and understanding of what is happening in the hospice and palliative care sector around the world. This year, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day celebrations will take place on October 12th, with the theme Palliative Care: it's "My Care, My Right.". Learn more in this week's Changing Lives Podcast.
Heart & Home Building Campaign – September Newsletter
Get the latest news and learn more about the new Hospice Quinte Care Centre in the September edition of the Heart & Home Building Campaign newsletter!
The Hospice Quinte Care Centre
For over 10 years, Hospice Quinte has been planning to expand our services and address the need for a community-based Hospice Quinte Care Centre within our service area. The need is now urgent, and the time is right. Learn more about the Heart & Home Building Campaign and the new Hospice Quinte Care Centre in this week's Changing Lives Podcast.
Starting a Conversation About Death
Starting a conversation about death and dying is hard, because we've never really been taught to talk about death or how to appropriately bring up the subject. Learn more about how to start a conversation about death in this week's Changing Lives Podcast.
CHANGE A LIFE TODAY
“The care of the dying demands all that we can do to enable patients to live until they die.”
–Dame Cicely Saunders
