Alice House Hospice Launches Refurbished Unit
Alice House Hospice has unveiled its newly upgraded patient areas, following a period of refurbishment work.
Patients were temporarily relocated to the Hospice’s former Long-Term Care Unit, which closed in 2023 whilst the work was underway.
Following the receipt of the Government’s Capital Grant - which was to improve physical environments and facilities – Hospice leaders allocated much of the funding to updates in the Hospice’s ten-bedroomed Inpatient Unit, which had not been significantly modernised since being built in 2004.
Improvements include full redecoration and newly fitted wet rooms, to ensure the most pleasant, comfortable and practical environments in which Hospice patients can be cared for.
The Unit was officially re-opened by Hospice Trustee and daughter of Hospice Founder, Alice Bendle – Lorna Jones on 2 December.
Alice House Co-CEO Nicky Haggan said, “We are pleased to re-open our Inpatient Unit and will be welcoming our patients and their family members to use these lovely new facilities. The funding we have received has made it possible to provide bright, modern and accessible environments to help ensure we continue to deliver the best care possible.
“We are grateful for this additional money and for the ongoing discussions in Government with regard to the funding challenges currently faced by Hospices.”
Alice House Hospice provides care and support to patients and families affected by life limiting illness, or the death of a loved one in Hartlepool, Tees Valley and East Durham.
It costs £3.7m to fund these services for one year; the Hospice receives 34% of this in Government funding, leaving a shortfall of over £6,500 to be raised every single day.