Vilca Hospice

A Donation-Supported Community Project

Our Vision

We provide non-denominational, bilingual, Hospice End-of-Life and Palliative Care, Information, Training and Resources to those in the Vilcabamba, Ecuador region. 

Where Patient’s Rights are foremost and honored with a Pain-Free death (if possible), as Conscious as possible, with Dignity, Information, Choice, Company and Compassion.
We offer FREE bilingual, on-line Training Courses and in-person, Unpaid Internships for Hospice, End-of-Life and Palliative Care for nurses, aides, caregivers, families and volunteers.  
Where we work as a Team to provide our patient’s needs.

Services Offered

Free Consultations

Hospice, End of Life & Caregiving

Discover Resources Available in Vilcabamba

Perhaps we can help!

Hospice Suite

We have a comfortable, fully equipped Hospice Suite and an English Speaking Physician and Nurses ready to assist anyone in the “actively dying stage” of life.

Vilca Dying

Knowledge is power!

“You’re not in Kansas anymore” – laws, traditions and medical care are different in Ecuador.

Vilca Dying provides all the Information and Resources you need to navigate the Ecuadorian system.

Vilca Dying

Hospice & Palliative Care Training

Free, On-line, Bilingual, Multi-Media Care Training

In-person, Unpaid Internship Training

Taking Care of Business

Will, Power of Attorney, Medical Power of Attorney, Cremation Authorization, Important Information Document, final bills, physical stuff! 

Yadira can create and have Notarized, all your necessary documents and even be your Power of Attorney/Executor, if needed.

It’s your Right and Responsibility to take care of your
personal business. 
If you don’t – “somebody” is going to HAVE to. 

We have created an affordable “Package” to cover everything! 

Gain the peace of mind knowing everything will be taken care of – to your wishes.

Especially valuable for single internationals living in Vilca!

Attorney Yadira Alarcon

Important Information Worksheets

We offer two estate planning Worksheets:  

These two Worksheets contain all the information your Attorney, Power of Attorney/Executor, Medical Power of Attorney, Caregivers, Facilities and your Family will need to create your legal documents, care for you, if you can’t speak for yourself and handle your estate after you are gone.

You’ll want to have these ready to go when you make your appointment with Yadira.

These Worksheets are in .docx format and are offered FREE.  Click the links below for the documents to download.

Make your own decisions – your family will appreciate it! 

Hospice Physician

Dr. Ashraf Saber has extensive experience in Palliative and Hospice Care.
He can work with patients and their families and caregivers to assure as pain-free a death as possible.

Mortuary Assistance

If you find yourself with a Dead Body to deal with – One Call to Jose Abad and he will handle everything – quickly, efficiently and with compassion.  Bilingual.

He has an arrangement with a reputable, Loja funeral home.
Current price for Cremation and Jose’s assistance – only $780!

You don’t even have to leave Vilcabamba, if all the necessary documents are in order and available.

Body disposal directions.

Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities

We offer a number of ways you can Volunteer, get paid for your caregiving skill or even develop some new skills.

Caregivers

  • Need someone to accompany you to a doctor appointment or the hospital and translate?
  • Need some caregiving after surgery or an injury?
  • Need some errands run?
  • Need a little extra help around the house? 

 

We have numerous Caregivers trained in various modalities, at various skill levels.  

Some speak English, as well as Spanish and other languages.

Honest, Dependable, Punctual and Compassionate

Hourly, daily or 24/7

Check our list. 

Ways to Donate

There are a number of ways you can Donate to Vilca Hospice

Help

Meet Our Board

Caryl Dennis


Vilca Hospice Founder
Treasurer
Assistant Director
Hospice Coordinator & Trainer
Caryl@VilcaHospice.com
099 405 9437

Yadira Alarcon

Yadira Alarcon

Attorney
Secretary of Vilca Hospice
Power of Attorney/Executor
atyourservice.vilca@gmail.com
098 876 8877

Let Us Know If We Can Help