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Nelson District Hospice Society Enhancing End of Life Experiences through Mindfulness and Compassion At Nelson and District Hospice Society our purpose is to foster a compassionate and inclusive community that embraces the full journey of life illness death and bereavement. We are dedicated to help normalize and destigmatize these universal experiences recognizing the farreaching benefits that doing so brings to both our community and the wellbeing of those within it. The mission of Nelson and District Hospice Society is to provide palliative and bereavement care that focuses on support respite and advocacy at no cost. Trained volunteers from Nelson Hospice will work as part of a caregiving team that includes doctors hospital and facility staff home health professionals home support other nursing and allied providers and spiritual leaders.