An anonymous £100k Donation from the Pappagallino Fund to Cumbria Community Foundation has directly supported St John’s Hospice care of patients in their own homes.
This very generous donation has meant that St John’s has been able to offer many additional services to South Lakes patients from Kendal, Grasmere, Ambleside, Kirby Lonsdale, Arnside, Silverdale and further afield. This is timely to say the least as demand from this area increases year by year.
St John’s cares for patients and families in patients’ homes or the inpatient ward so patients can be in their place of choice.
Living in rural areas such as the South Lakes can bring challenges e.g. access to services, navigating public transport to get to appointments and other issues can make people feel disadvantaged or excluded from care. Cumbria Community Foundation is very aware of the impact of these challenges on palliative and end of life care so, so kindly supported St John’s to make a positive impact on patients and families.
The funding has meant that 145 patients in the South Lakes area have been supported by this very generous donation. This support has boosted 464 Hospice at Home visits to patients’ homes, 1479 support telephone calls to families,127 respite visits and 183 night sit visits.
All of this is in addition to the 42 South Lakes patients who have stayed on the inpatient ward for a combined total of 1050 days of care from St John’s specialist doctors, experienced nurses, social workers, and a range of therapists. 103 people also received bereavement support from our expert team of counsellors, therapists and volunteers pre and post bereavement.
The Cumbria Community Foundation donation also enabled St John’s to support health and social care colleagues to deliver excellent palliative and end of life care. For example, education, advice and guidance for GPs, District Nurses, social workers, care homes and more.
Cumbria Community Foundation is an award-winning charity dedicated to improving community life and tackling the most important challenges our county faces. It manages more than 100 grant making funds on behalf of individuals, families and organisations and supports more than 500 community projects each year. Since 1999, it has invested more than £60 million into 4,000 groups and 8,000 individuals, which has improved the quality of life for thousands of residents across the region. For further information visit: www.cumbriafoundation.org or call 01900 825760
