St. Francis Hospice, Raheny
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St. Francis Hospice, Raheny
, Dublin (operating under the care of the Daughters of Charity
) is a specialist palliative care
service, including an in-patient unit, and home care and day care services. The Hospice provides care in a region with a population of c. 500,000 people.
The service began with a Home Care initiative from 1989, originally based in a temporary building in the grounds of the Capuchin
Friary on Station Road, Raheny, providing specialist advisory and support services to patients and their families in their own home. This service continues.
The Capuchins later donated their friary garden for the building of a permanent Hospice, allowing construction to start in 1993 - delivering an office and meeting space for the Home Care team and a purpose-built Hospice Day Care Centre. The Day Care service commenced that year.
St. Anne's In-Patient Unit, a 19-bed facility, opened on a phased basis between 1995 and 1997, allowing patients to be admitted for respite care and symptom control, and when there is a need for specialist care and support in the terminal phase of their illness.
In the next stage of development, the adjoining "big house", Walmer House, was purchased, and then further building was completed, leading to the opening in 2002 of a new Hospice Day Care, Bereavement Counselling facility and Centre for Continuing Studies.
, founded Blackrock Hospice).
Bereavement support is offered and is available to relatives and friends; social work staff are also available to work with bereaved children.
, screened a multi-week documentary about the work of the Hospice, and its clients, with individual stories.
Raheny
Raheny is a northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is an old area, centred around an old village, and is referenced back to 570 AD but after years of light settlement, with a main village and a coastal hamlet, grew rapidly in the 20th century, and is now a mid-density...
, Dublin (operating under the care of the Daughters of Charity
Daughters of Charity
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, sometimes simply referred to as Daughters of Charity, is a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church. Its members take simple, private, annual vows...
) is a specialist palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
service, including an in-patient unit, and home care and day care services. The Hospice provides care in a region with a population of c. 500,000 people.
History / Service Development
St. Francis Hospice began when the Irish Hospice Foundation approached the Daughters of Charity (of St. Vincent de Paul) in 1988, seeking help to establish a home care service for northern Dublin. Supported by many individuals and organisations, the service developed over following years.The service began with a Home Care initiative from 1989, originally based in a temporary building in the grounds of the Capuchin
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...
Friary on Station Road, Raheny, providing specialist advisory and support services to patients and their families in their own home. This service continues.
The Capuchins later donated their friary garden for the building of a permanent Hospice, allowing construction to start in 1993 - delivering an office and meeting space for the Home Care team and a purpose-built Hospice Day Care Centre. The Day Care service commenced that year.
St. Anne's In-Patient Unit, a 19-bed facility, opened on a phased basis between 1995 and 1997, allowing patients to be admitted for respite care and symptom control, and when there is a need for specialist care and support in the terminal phase of their illness.
In the next stage of development, the adjoining "big house", Walmer House, was purchased, and then further building was completed, leading to the opening in 2002 of a new Hospice Day Care, Bereavement Counselling facility and Centre for Continuing Studies.
Planned service for Dublin North West
The Hospice has been looking since 2003 for a new site in the western part of its catchment area, to facilitate a second base for its Home Care Team, and another Hospice Day Care facility (in the same way as Our Lady's Hospice, Harolds CrossOur Lady's Hospice
Our Lady's Hospice is a Hospice with its main centre in Harold's Cross, Dublin and a specialist palliative care unit in Blackrock, County Dublin in Ireland. The Hospice was founded and run by the Religious Sisters of Charity, a congregation themselves founded by Mary Aikenhead. They provide...
, founded Blackrock Hospice).
Access
The Hospice receives referrals for people with cancer or motor neurone disease and all services are available at no cost to residents of North Dublin City and County regardless of their financial, social or religious status.Bereavement support is offered and is available to relatives and friends; social work staff are also available to work with bereaved children.
Funding
Partial funding for the service comes from various sources, including the Health Service Executive and its predecessor organisations, the Irish Hospice Foundation, the Irish Cancer Society and local support groups - and the Hospice notes that it depends to a large extent on charitable contributions.RTÉ
In early 2007, the national TV broadcaster, RTERTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
, screened a multi-week documentary about the work of the Hospice, and its clients, with individual stories.