What is Hospice Care?

11/08/2025 6 min Temporada 4 Episodio 4
What is Hospice Care?

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Hospice care can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. For those receiving it, it means having the ability to have the best possible care at the end of their lives. For their loved ones, it means respite and reassurance that they are helping out in the best way possible. But what does it mean to those providing it?In this episode of Changing Lives, we will hear firsthand from some of the clinical staff working at Hospice Quinte’s Stan Klemencic Care Centre about what hospice care means to them.Written by: Lee McConnellFeatured in this podcast:Hospice Quinte PSWs Colleen Knowles and Deanna Schoneveld.Support the showListen on 91x FMYou can listen to episodes of "Changing Lives" on 91x FM each Monday (except for holidays) at 9:05am. Hospice Quinte is grateful to the support that 91x FM provides in producing the "Changing Lives" podcast.About Hospice QuinteHospice Quinte provides individuals, their families, and caregivers with compassionate end of life care, by attending to their physical, psychosocial, and practical needs, and offering empathetic care to those who are grieving through visiting hospice services and support groups. All Hospice Quinte programs and services are provided by compassionate, well-trained volunteers and staff at no charge to the individual or their family. Hospice Quinte serves a population of over 102,000 in Quinte West, Belleville, Deseronto, Tyendinaga Township and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. To find out more visit HospiceQuinte.ca.