Friends Of Hospice

 

Agape House, Bermuda Hospitals Board

 

Contact person:

Karen Dyer, Charity Administrator

Suzanne Morley, Events & Fundraising

 

Phone:

232-0859

 

Fax:

232-2844

 

Email:

karen.dyer@bermudahospitals.bm or suzanne.morley@bermudahospitals.bm

 

Website:

www.friendsofhospice.bm

 

Address:

7 Point Finger Road, Paget DV 04

(Mailing) Suite 124, 48 Par-La-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11

 

Purpose:

A registered charity providing support for Agape House, Bermuda’s only inpatient hospice facility.

 

Services:

Hospice services focus on caring not curing.  Agape House is open to patients of any age, religion or disease process where a prognosis of life expectancy is measured in months rather than years. Services include pain management, symptom control, respite care and counselling. The Coordinator oversees the volunteers at Agape House. Volunteers serve meals and assist in many ways to enhance hospice life. The charity fundraises to provide extra amenities for Bermuda’s only inpatient hospice facility.

 

Hours of operation:

Hospice open 24 hours a day, year round

Office hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Volunteers are available seven days a week

 

Referral procedure:

Self-referral or by health care provider such as Doctor or PALS nurse
Created: 12/21/2007 Modified: 12/21/2007