The hospice is one of many local charities and community groups across Cumbria to benefit from this special funding. With the money for St Mary’s being allocated to our much loved and respected Hospice at Home service.
St Mary’s Hospice at Home team provides specialist end of life nursing care for adults in the last weeks and days of life, who wish to be cared for and stay at home (this also includes care homes and nursing homes) and support for their families at this time. Its nursing team is able to spend time with individual patients and their families, building up a trusting relationship, and working with the patient to ensure their social, emotional and practical needs are being met, as well as their physical needs and symptom management.
St Mary’s Hospice Trusts and Grants Officer, Ali Alger said: “In these unprecedented times our incredible Hospice at Home team are still supporting patients in their own homes and responding to an increasing demand for their care. This generous and timely grant will help ensure that the nurses can continue to support patients and their families across South Lakes and Furness, delivering free care to those who need it, when they need it most.”
Please follow the links if you would like to find out more about our Hospice at Home service, and how to make a referral. Or speak to us on 01229 580 305.