Providing Comfort, Care, & Support
Do You Have
An Illness?
Learning that you have a life-threatening illness can be scary. We offer help for you and your family.
Are you
A Caregiver?
Caring for a someone who is coping with a life-threatening illness can be hard. You don’t need to do it alone.
Have You Lost
A Loved One?
If you are grieving a loss, we offer a variety of supports. We are here to help.
Enhancing services for people in our community
Recently, the Boards of Directors of Hospice Waterloo Region and Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice voted to explore the possibility of becoming one hospice organization that would serve the whole region. The goal of exploration is to determine whether together we would be able to further enhance services for people in our communities.
Get In Touch With Hospice
Do you have questions about Hospice Waterloo Region, our programs and services, or the hospice experience? Please contact us. We’d be happy to speak with you.
Call Us Today At 519.743.4114
Events at Hospice Waterloo Region
Hospice Waterloo Region holds many activities throughout the year for those who are looking for support for themselves or their loved one (blue), community information and education (green) and fundraising events (yellow).
To view the full calendar of these activities, click the below link.
We are thrilled to announce the success of our 12th Annual Hike for Hospice, held on Sunday, September 22th!
With perfect weather, we welcomed 250 attendees and had 40 dedicated volunteers join us. Together, we exceeded our fundraising goal raising over $110,000.
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this event a success!
Your support truly makes a difference.
The Hospice Of Waterloo Region Experience
Hospice Waterloo Region holds as a core value that death is a natural conclusion of life and that hospice palliative care neither prolongs nor hastens a natural death. The model of care that is delivered by Hospice Waterloo Region is based on recognition that hospice palliative care is “Whole Person” care focused on supporting and improving the quality of life for persons who are living with or dying from advanced illness, and for those who are bereaved by the loss of a loved one.
“You matter because you are you – and you matter right to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.”
A New Hospice Palliative Care Centre And Residence In North Waterloo
The Gies Family Centre
Hospice Waterloo Region is located in North Waterloo, just off of University Avenue. The Gies Family Centre is a state-of-the-art facility that delivers integrated hospice palliative care services for the community and in the 11-bed Cook Family Residence.
HWR Land Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge that Hospice of Waterloo Region is based on the ancestral and traditional territories of the Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-nah-bay), Haudenosaunee (Ho -deh-no-show-nee) and Attawandaron (At-ta-won-da-ron)/Neutral people.
Today, this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and acknowledging them reminds us of our important connection to this land where we live, learn and work.
As citizens, we have a responsibility for the stewardship of this land. We invite you to join in consideration of our collective role in the stewardship of Mother Earth and in the important process of reconciliation.
Image: The medicine wheel given to Hospice Waterloo Region by the Indigenous community for our ground breaking ceremony, placed in the foundation of the new building.