Enhancing palliative and end-of-life care supports in British Columbia

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1 For Immediate Release 2017HLTH Jan. 31, 2017 NEWS RELEASE BC Centre for Palliative Care Enhancing palliative and end-of-life care supports in British Columbia VICTORIA The Province has provided $7.125 million to create new hospice beds in communities around British Columbia, make improvements to current spaces, and support best practices in the palliative approach to care as well as advance care planning, working through the BC Centre for Palliative Care. We strongly believe that patients need to be well supported with compassionate care when they are planning for their future health-care needs or nearing the end of their life s journey due to an advanced illness, said Health Minister Terry Lake. The announcement of these new hospice beds and supports will improve access to palliative services, as well as bring us closer to our goal of doubling the number of hospice beds in B.C. by The BC Centre for Palliative Care, in partnership with local hospice organizations, hospital foundations and health authorities, distributed funding totalling $3.67 million toward 47 new hospice beds in 13 communities throughout British Columbia. All the new beds are expected to be in place by Another $1.33 million is being used for hospice space improvements and seed grants for local hospice societies, as well as programs that will support patients and families. The seed grants are partnerships between the BC Centre for Palliative Care and the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association. As well, $2.125 million is supporting the BC Centre for Palliative Care s work in advance care planning, education and community engagement to facilitate integration of a palliative approach to care throughout British Columbia. Advance care planning is the process of thinking about and planning for future health care. It involves talking to family and friends, health-care providers and at times financial or legal professionals about a person s values, beliefs and wishes if they become incapable of consenting to or refusing treatment. The centre is using the funding to develop tools and resources that will raise public awareness of the importance of advance care planning, and education for health professionals about goals of care conversations for all those living with serious illness as well as system level supports for implementation of a palliative approach to care. We know that more, better and earlier integration of a palliative approach to care will lead to improved outcomes and better quality of care for British Columbians, said BC Centre for Palliative Care executive director Dr. Doris Barwich. A palliative approach to care focuses on the person and their family, their needs and their goals of care from time of diagnosis. Our goal is to support early integration of this approach in every setting of care in B.C. As a provincial organization, we work to ensure all British Columbians living with serious illness have equitable

2 access to innovative, compassionate quality care and resources. The Province s investment will help us build important partnerships with everyone who is working to improve access to palliative-care resources and supports in their communities, Barwich added. The and health authorities collaborated with the BC Centre for Palliative Care to determine how the funds would be allocated by studying B.C. s palliative population data to determine characteristics such as age, underlying cause of death and geography. Current bedto-population ratios and home-based palliative services also were looked at, as well as projections of future demand. The Province provided the funding to the Institute for Health System Transformation and Sustainability (IHSTS). The BC Centre for Palliative Care was established in 2013 by IHSTS to support palliative and end-of-life care practices based on evidence, education and innovation to improve care and support for those living with and dying from serious illness and their families. Learn More: To learn more about supports offered by the Province for end-of-life care, visit: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care/careoptions-and-cost/end-of-life-care More information on the BC Centre for Palliative Care: To learn more about My Voice, a provincial guide for advance care planning, visit: Media Contacts: Media Relations (media line) David Weir Communications Manager BC Centre for Palliative Care , ext. 225 Connect with the Province of B.C. at:

3 For Immediate Release 2017HLTH Jan. 31, 2017 BACKGROUNDER Palliative care funding recipients BC Centre for Palliative Care The following hospice societies received funding toward new beds: Langley Hospice Society: $900,000 toward five new hospice beds at Langley Hospice Residence. Target completion date: spring Boundary Community Hospice Association (Grand Forks): $90,000 toward three newly designated hospice beds at Hardy View Lodge. Target completion date: October Central Okanagan Hospice Association (Kelowna): $90,000 toward three newlydesignated hospice beds at Brookhaven Care Centre. Target completion date: March Kamloops Hospice Society: $120,000 toward four newly designated hospice beds at Overlander Residential Care. Target completion date: March Nakusp Hospice Society: $30,000 toward one newly designated hospice bed at Minto House. Target completion date: October Campbell River Hospice Society: $90,000 toward four new hospice beds at Yucalta Lodge. Target completion date: March Comox Valley Hospice Society (Comox): $120,000 for two new community hospice beds to further build capacity in the Comox Valley. Target completion date: March Cowichan Valley Hospice Society (Duncan): $280,000 toward five new hospice beds to build capacity. Target completion date: March Sooke Hospice Society: $50,000 toward two new hospice beds at Ayre Manor. Target completion date: March Vancouver Coastal Health Powell River Hospice Society: $400,000 toward four new hospice beds. Richmond Hospital Foundation: $900,000 toward eight new hospice beds. Sunshine Coast Hospice Society: $200,000 toward two new hospice beds doubling hospice capacity for the community. Squamish Hospice Society: $400,000 toward four new hospice beds at Hilltop House. Target completion date: March 2018 The following hospice societies received funding to improve palliative care services:

4 White Rock South Surrey Hospice Society received $240,000 toward development of their new supportive care centre that will provide quality training to ensure that patients and families in hospice have volunteer support. Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society: $40,000 for improved access to day hospice at F.W. Green Memorial Home in Cranbrook. Desert Valley Hospice Society (Oliver/Osoyoos): $30,000 for palliative day program spaces at the Supportive Care Centre. Nelson and District Hospice Society: $30,000 for two day hospice spaces at Kalein Hospice Centre. Shuswap Hospice Society (Salmon Arm): $40,000 for one palliative respite/day hospice space at Shuswap Hospice Society Day Support and Respite Facility. Oceanside Hospice Society (Parksville): $60,000 for improvements to four hospice spaces at Trillium Lodge. The following hospice societies received the first and second cycle of seed grants to support patients and families. The third cycle of seed grants will take place later this year: Abbotsford Hospice Society: $5,000 Burnaby Hospice Society: $10,000 Camp Kerry Society (New Westminster): $5,000 Delta Hospice Society: $5,000 Surrey Hospice Society: $5,000 Desert Valley Hospice Society (Oliver/Osoyoos): $9,000 Golden Hospice Society: $3,747 Greater Trail Hospice Society: $5,000 Hospice Society of North Kootenay Lake (Kaslo): $9,500 Kalein Hospice Society: $5,000 Kamloops Hospice Society: $3,000 Nelson and District Hospice Society: $5,000 North Okanagan Hospice Society (Vernon): $5,000 Shuswap Hospice Society (Salmon Arm): $10,000 Alberni Valley Hospice Society (Port Alberni): $8,000 Campbell River Hospice Society: $3,920 Comox Valley Hospice Society: $5,000 Cowichan Valley Hospice Society (Duncan): $6,878

5 Nanaimo Community Hospice Society: $8,000 Pacific Rim Hospice Society (Tofino): $3,000 Salt Spring Hospice and Bessie Dane Foundation: $3,000 Northern Health Bulkley Valley Hospice Society (Smithers): $3,000 Prince George Hospice Society: $5,000 Prince Rupert and District Hospice Society: $5,000 Quesnel and District Hospice Palliative Care Association: $4,800 South Peace Hospice Palliative Care Society (Dawson Creek): $4,000 Terrace Hospice Society: $6,000 Vancouver Coastal Health Squamish Hospice Society: $2,550 Sunshine Coast Hospice Society (Sechelt): $8,000 Vancouver Hospice Society: $5,000 Canuck Place Children's Hospice also received $4,000 in seed grant funding. As well, $5,000 in seed grant funding was provided to L3: Lets Live a Little!, a non-profit organization providing care and support to young adults in palliative care. Media Contacts: Media Relations (media line) David Weir Communications Manager BC Centre for Palliative Care , ext. 225 Connect with the Province of B.C. at: