The Mariposa House Hospice in Orillia is a 10-bed (5 current and 5 planned) residential hospice set in a forested site, designed to provide dignity and comfort for residents and families. In 2022, a team of volunteers implemented a permaculture landscape design completed by Coolearth that now frames the hospice with a living, regenerative garden….
Having the choice of where to spend the last days of life is a valuable consideration for many of those in palliative care. Hospitals often lack the comfort of a patient’s own home and yet, homes lack the support and ready assistance that a hospital provides. The Mariposa House Hospice offers 5 residential beds for…
We have been visiting the Mariposa House Hospice over these last few months as construction progresses, and wanted to share a few of the pictures as it near completion. While COVID did create some delays and difficulties for the team, everyone has pulled together to realize this very important project. A hospice is almost like…