Mobiles Hospiz der ÖBR

Mobiles Hospiz der ÖBR is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on health, mental health, elderly care.

The Mobiles Hospiz der ÖBR is a non-profit association in Vienna, Austria, linked to the Österreichische Buddhistische Religionsgesellschaft. It provides hospice and palliative accompaniment to seriously ill and dying people and supports their relatives, whether they are at home, in long-term care facilities or in hospitals. Volunteer companions also work in elderly and nursing homes. The association offers grief support groups and individual grief counselling for bereaved people, regardless of religious or philosophical background. It also runs a training course for certified volunteer life, dying and grief companions, following the curriculum of the Dachverband Hospiz Österreich. The association's stated purpose is accompanying seriously ill and dying people and supporting their relatives in line with the hospice idea and Buddhist ethics. Its approach to wishes to die emphasises staying in relationship, involving professional palliative support and supervision for volunteers.