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Dementia & Alzheimer's

Alzheimer’s Society of BC East Kootenay

Phone: 1-800-936-6033

Email: info.helpline@alzheimerbc.org

http://www.alzheimer.ca

All ages

Mission: Connects people with dementia and their care partners to support services, education and

information

Services provided:

• Support groups

• Education

• One-on-one phone calls

By donation

Referral not required

Practicum placement not available

Elk Valley Hospice

Phone: 250-423-4453 ext 309

Email: elkvalleyhospice@gmail.com

http://elkvalleyhospice.com

All ages

Mission: Provides social, emotional and spiritual comfort through the final stages of illness, at the time

of death and during bereavement

Services provided:

• Addresses physical, psychological, social, spiritual and practical issues

• Identifies expectations, needs, hopes and fears

• Prepares for and manages the dying process

• Copes with loss and grief during illness and bereavement

By donation

Referral not required

Practicum placement not available