By Mairead Tully | Fundraising Executive
On behalf of Irish Hospice Foundation, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for supporting our Nurses for Night Care service.
These donations have made a significant impact, providing expert nursing care to those with life-limiting conditions such as dementia, motor neurone disease, and heart failure. Thanks to your support,so far up to June of this year, Irish Hospice Foundation provided 1,690 nights of care across Ireland.
Our nurses, such as Sharon provide the respite and peace of mind for families when they need it the most. Sharon says she can often see the sheer relief in people’s eyes from the moment they open the door.
“By the time I reach a family they’re exhausted,” says Sharon. “I’ll assess the patient and if I think they’re safe to go on up to bed, I’ll tell them so. I say, ‘I’ll call you if there’s a change.’ There’s a real relief that their loved one is in safe hands, they’re trusting you with the person they love the most in their lives.”
Thanks to you, Sharon brings peace to those long, uncertain nights. She listens, she watches, she comforts. If a patient wakes in the night, agitated or frightened, she’s there to soothe. If they can’t speak, she tries music.
“You work by a process of elimination — are you uncomfortable in that position? Are the wrinkles in the bedsheets bothering you?”
Not everyone has family or friends to rally in those final moments. But whether someone is surrounded by family or has no one, because of you, nobody is alone at the end.
Nurses for Night Care - 4 Things You Might Not Know.
A service for all
While the average age is 84, Nurses for Night Care help people of all ages — from newborns to centenarians — who wish to spend their final nights at home.
3 nights of care
On average, patients need 3 nights care— some need up to 10. Every precious hour is possible thanks to your kindness.
Hearts and minds
End-stage dementia and heart failure are the most common reasons for needing a Nurse for Night Care — but your kindness also helps people with end-stage lung disease, neurological diseases, and even children born with rare birth conditions.
An ever-growing need
More people than ever want to die at home. Demand has risen by 20% in just 5 years.
Every €400 raised from support like yours, we can continue to meeting this rising demand and help provide the peace to those in their final days. On behalf of those people, thank you.
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By Mairead Tully | Fundraising Executive
By Mairead Tully | Fundraising Executive
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