'Vital element of care' had been suspended due to financial constraints
Hospice Isle of Man is re-introducing respite care services within the existing in-patient unit at the facility.
They’d had to be suspended due to financial constraints and staffing shortages during the Covid pandemic.
The re-introduction of the service - within the existing in-patient unite 'Bloom Respite Care' - is the result of a two-year collaboration between the charity and the Henry Bloom Noble Healthcare Trust.
Although nursing homes offer respite care on Island cost and accessibility is prohibitive to many and there are significant waiting lists.
Many patients also have critical care needs that Hospice says many homes cannot easily accommodate.
Any person with a life-limiting condition, who meets Hospice criteria, will be eligible for the service, free at the point of delivery.
Terry Groves, chairman of the Henry Bloom Noble Trust, said: "This support we are giving to this vital element of the care available at our Hospice meets one of our most important criteria - that the funding we are able to provide brings almost immediate results to those who need the care."
John Knight is the chief executive of Hospice Isle of Man:
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