Hospice care is something people generally don’t think about until someone they care for requires it. You will likely be surprised to find out that Moose Jaw and area, which is around 50,000 people, has only ONE (1) hospice bedroom which was created in the East Wing of Pioneer Lodge in Moose Jaw. You might rightly imagine; one bed is far from enough.

Without dedicated hospice beds, the terminally ill must either have their family care for them in their final end-of-life days or be relocated to the hospital. Whether you have lost someone dear to you in this manner or simply empathize with the necessity for end-of-life care, you no doubt understand the urgent need for more hospice beds and enhanced palliative care within our community.

Effectively tracking bed utilization over the past three years in Moose Jaw, has demonstrated that One (1) bedroom is not enough to service our entire community and surrounding area, which is why we are now looking towards our community to help us raise funds for an expansion at Pioneer Lodge.

Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of Health, are now working together to enhance palliative care services in Moose Jaw with an expansion project. This expansion project entails:

• Create, furnish, and decorate THREE (3) Hospice Palliative bedrooms

• Renovate, furnish, and decorate ONE (1) Family Room complete with library resources and family-friendly activities

• A Sacred Space accessible to the entire facility to use

• Continued development of the SerenityGarden

• Creation of a family access door that will allow entrance outside of the Long-Term Care home entrance

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much and we invite you to team up with us to help our vision come to fruition of creating an end-of-life haven in Moose Jaw for individuals and their families.