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Hospice Vaughan holds accreditation from Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO).  Accreditation is a provincial benchmark for Ontario hospice palliative care programs recognizing the highest service standards and best practices. It serves as an indicator of an organization’s commitment to continuous learning and improvement.  The goal of HPCO’s Accreditation Program is to ensure the delivery of consistent, high quality hospice palliative care services throughout Ontario.

Hospice Vaughan Receives 3-year HPCO Accreditation

On June 25, 2024 at, Louie Chiaino, Chair of the Board of Directors, announced that Hospice Vaughan has received full three-year HPCO Accreditation.

Accreditation is a provincial benchmark for Ontario hospice palliative care programs recognizing highest service standards and best practices. The goal of HPCO’s Accreditation Program is to ensure the delivery of consistent, high quality hospice palliative care services throughout Ontario. Completing an Accreditation Review with HPCO is an efficient and effective means of continuous learning and improvement – a provincial benchmark for Ontario hospice palliative care programs. HPCO’s Accreditation Program operates on a 3-year cycle.

The process of achieving accreditation required the Hospice Vaughan team, with the support and input from staff, volunteers, clients and family members to engage in a comprehensive review of all services, comparing Hospice Vaughan  practices to those of the HPCO standards.  Over the past two years, our team engaged in a self-review comparing actual practice against HPCO Standards for our Residence Program and for our Grief and Bereavement Support Program.  The team collected evidence demonstrating compliance with the 247 Standards. This included gathering stakeholder feedback and completing internal file audits.

For more information on HPCO accreditation see HPCO Accreditation