Nurses for Night Care

This year our Nurses for Night Care programme is celebrating its 10^th year.  We have come a long way in the past decade thanks to your support and the support of people like you, who have enabled us to continue this vital service.  Our objective is to ensure that everyone who wants to die at home throughout Ireland is granted their final wish. 

So far in 2016 we have had 414 referrals across Ireland and we have delivered 1,066 nights of care.  We are only halfway through the year and already we have provided 60% of last year’s total number of nights (1,734).  The increase in demand is stretching our resources, and we expect to have at least another 450 requests this year.  On behalf of all the families in need of this vital service – thank you.

Whilst it is an ongoing service, we view each person we care for as an individual and hope to raise enough money to provide support for everyone who needs our help.  If you would like to receive further information on our Nurses for Night Care programme, please do get in touch at info@hospicefoundation.ie.

 THANK YOU

Links:

• Website details of our Nurses for Night Care Programme

This year The Irish Hospice Foundation is celebrating its 30^th anniversary, from small beginnings, we have grown and are proud to be striving for better end of life care for all the people of Ireland.  This is also the 10^th year of our Nurses for Night Care programme that you have generously supported.  Our objective is to ensure that everyone who wants to die at home throughout Ireland is granted their final wish.

In 2015 there was a 30% increase in the number of requests for the programme and a 35% increase in the number of people who received the service.  Nurses for Night Care delivered 1,734 nights of care and enabled 548 people to die with dignity in the comfort of their own home, surrounded by their loved ones and their memories.  Last year, to meet the demand, this service cost €555,000, €71,000 more than 2014.  The increase in demand is stretching our resources, this year we expect to have requests from around 880 families.  The Irish Hospice Foundation receives no core state funding and relies on voluntary donations to provide this vital service. 

Whilst it is an ongoing service, we view each person we care for as an individual and hope to raise enough money to provide support for everyone who needs our help.  Thanks to your support, and the support of people like you, we have so far managed to meet this demand.   If you would like to receive further information on our Nurses for Night Care programme, please do get in touch at info@hospicefoundation.ie.

 THANK YOU