Find the light in this season of darkness. As we approach the holiday season in this strange age of COVID-19, we may be especially missing our loved ones who have died. Beginning December 11, Hospice Peterborough invites you to honour your loved one by placing a...
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Donation of Birdfeeders Will Bring Normalcy, Joy to Residents of Hospice
While Hospice Peterborough may not have gone to the birds, the birds will now be going to Hospice Peterborough. In a heartwarming show of community collaboration, the Peterborough Field Naturalists, led by member King Baker, and local business The Avant Garden Shop...
Hospice Peterborough COVID-19 Update – Stage 3 of Reopening
We are so proud to be a part of a community that rallies together to flatten the curve, allowing Hospice Peterborough to enter phase 3 of our Pandemic Re-opening Plan. Changes are being introduced slowly and Hospice Peterborough continues to follow the expert advice...
Hospice Peterborough’s 2019-2020 Annual Report
We are pleased to present the 2019-2020 Annual Report! Annual Report 2019-2020
YEAR 1: A DREAM, A NIGHTMARE – DR. JOHN BEAMISH
Dr. John Beamish, Medical Director of Hospice Peterborough, reflects on the first year at 325 London St. in his video ‘A Dream, A Nightmare.’ Hospice Peterborough extends their sincere thanks to Dr. Beamish. During the height of COVID-19, to limit the risk of exposure...
COVID-19: Next Steps for Hospice Peterborough
As the pandemic storm begins to subside and life cautiously tackles a new normal, Hospice Peterborough will implement the next phase of our ongoing Pandemic Plan in response to the shifting COVID-19 climate. We recognize the significant amount of uncertainty and...
Neighbourhood Honour Guard
One of the struggles people are having in this time of Covid-19 is how to recognize important life moments normally shared with extended family and friends; this includes funerals and celebrations of life. This is the story of how one family was able to honour their...
COVID-19 FREE Hospice Peterborough
The results of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) testing revealed all 20 staff, including Dr. John Beamish, Medical Director, are negative for the virus. "While this news is reassuring, we were cautiously confident that we had followed all the infection control protocols to the...
COVID-19 Announcement – Hospice Peterborough
Hospice Peterborough has announced its first positive confirmed case of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Organization has no additional suspected or confirmed cases. Peterborough Public Health does not consider this to be an outbreak. “As always the health and safety of...
Supporting those grieving during COVID-19
One of the many challenges COVID-19 presents is that traditional comforts we offer when someone is grieving are unavailable to us; a hug, a comforting touch, or holding hands is not possible. So how can you offer comfort to someone who is grieving? This document...