{"id":13074,"date":"2024-03-25T09:16:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T09:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/?post_type=projects&p=13074"},"modified":"2024-05-16T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T12:26:12","slug":"childrens-hospice-can-now-help-more-children-and-their-families","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/our-work\/childrens-hospice-can-now-help-more-children-and-their-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Hospice can now help more children and their families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice supports children with life-shortening conditions, their families, and families who are living with the loss of their child across West Yorkshire.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their \u2018outstanding\u2019 rated services by the Care Quality Commission include nursing care, hydrotherapy, creative therapy, days out, memory making, end of life care, bereavement support and counselling.<\/p>\n

Forget Me Not Children\u2019s Hospice helps families make the most of every moment they have together. Whether that\u2019s providing support at their purpose-built hospice or helping families through their Hospice at Home service, and in hospitals across West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n

The need<\/h3>\n

There is a growing demand from West Yorkshire NHS commissioners for care placements for children and young people with significant and complex needs, helping to both avoid hospital admission and support earlier discharge.<\/p>\n

Due to this growing need, Forget Me Not Children\u2019s Hospice applied for CRASH\u2019s help to increase capacity of their hospice. This involved creating a new fifth children\u2019s en-suite bedroom and upgrading an existing family en-suite room for multi-use.<\/p>\n

The project<\/h3>\n

CRASH Corporate Patron, Arcadis joined the initial visit and produced a detailed report highlighting the hospices next best steps to increasing their space, enabling them to help more children and their families. A Cost Manager from Corporate Patron Gardiner & Theobald also donated their time and expertise to cost this project.<\/p>\n

The fifth children\u2019s bedroom was created in line with the latest accessibility requirements by converting the former storeroom, conveniently next to the existing four bedrooms.<\/p>\n

One of the two family rooms has now been upgraded to a multi-use functionality, meaning it can be used by both families and teenagers\/older children with significant but less complex needs.<\/p>\n

The total Gift in Kind value for this project was \u00a347,640. This includes a grant from CRASH, that is only made possible thanks to generous donations and fundraising of the construction industry.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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\n \"\"\n The initial visit to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice with Corporate Patron Arcadis<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Works in progress<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n The fifth children\u2019s bedroom was created in line with the latest accessibility requirements by converting the former storeroom…<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n … the former store room.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n The new bedroom was created next to the four existing bedrooms<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n The hospice now has five en-suite children’s bedrooms<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n The additional bedroom enhances the \u2018outstanding\u2019 care the hospice staff can deliver<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n The en-suite bathroom is also fully accessible<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Together we construct places that care for children who need hospice care<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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