Hospice of the Valleys
Thank you for your continued support!
As we come to the end of our 30th anniversary celebrations, it is a good time to reflect on our roots, and those roots are embedded in the local community. Most of our staff, our patients and our supporters all come from the local area. Hospice of the Valleys wouldn’t exist if local people hadn’t worked together to start the organisation and it is crucial that we keep the voice of those we support as an intrinsic part of the way we adapt to the challenges moving forward.
The last two years have seen so much change, but for us at the Hospice, nothing changed, we adapted the ways in which we worked to continue supporting our patients and their loved ones, at a time when they needed us the most. We remained at the heart of our community and stepped forward when other services took a step back.
We are here for you, providing Specialist Palliative Care services, including community nursing, an in-reach service to community hospitals, bereavement support, physiotherapy, welfare rights advice, complementary therapy, emotional support and a dedicated service for patients living with a dementia diagnosis.
Any life limiting condition can be frightening for patients and those closest to them. It is important to know that there is support for you and those important to you.
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We know caring for someone can be challenging, and that’s why Hospice of the Valleys doesn’t just care for patients.
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This is an information point displaying all end of life and palliative care resources that are accessible for healthcare professionals.
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There are so many ways that you can get involved and support our patients and their families. From participating in one of our key events to volunteering.
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Our local shops help raise vital funds so we can continue providing specialist care and support to our patients and their families.
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£25.00
Would pay for an hour of specialist nursing care for a patient in their own home.
£24.22
Would cover the cost of an hours Bereavement Support from our Family Support Team.
£114
Would pay for a Healthcare Assistant to provide care and support for a night at a patient’s home, allowing their carers and family the opportunity to get a good night’s sleep.
Latest News
Tai Chi Movement for Wellbeing
Complementary therapy have recently completed another Tai Chi Movement for Wellbeing group with some excellent feedback from participants. Tai Chi Movement for Wellbeing is a simple sequence of movements which promotes physical & emotional health & wellbeing. The gentle movement is linked to our breath and by following the easy flowing gestures, it promotes relaxation…
Read moreOut Patient Services Resume
Due to the pandemic, the outpatient service at the Hospice was forced to close, due to government restrictions. The Clinical Nurse Specialists continued to keep contact with all patients via telephone and made visits where appropriate, maintaining COVID19 guidelines and wearing PPE. We are delighted to confirm that on the 9th March 2022, our Outpatient…
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Hospice Skydive
Take on the ultimate challenge and skydive to help life-limited patients and their families receive the specialist support they need. Imagine the scene; Up to 12,000ft in the air, the noise of the engine, the beautiful views of Swansea and the coastline below, the wind ringing in your ears, the feeling of exhilaration as…
Read moreHospice Celebration Walk
Join with us this September for our first Hospice Celebration Walk. Get together with family and friends and walk to celebrate the life of someone special, raise funds and help us be there for those who need us most and their loved ones. Sign up today and receive a brilliant fundraising pack with…
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Lynsey’s Story
‘You treated us like Family’
“Kindness is having the ability to speak with love, listen with patience and act with compassion” RAKtivist.
Whoever spoke these words is a stranger to me. For what reason they were spoken no one can say. But I find myself grateful to a stranger for giving me the words to express how I feel about the staff and volunteers at Hospice of the Valleys.
They came to us at our most difficult time when my mother had been diagnosed with cancer.
Kindness, patience and compassion was in abundance along with an expert duty of care and a gentle and professional demeanour towards tasks that needed to be done.
They came to us at all hours of the day and night giving us the help and support we needed and putting our minds at rest knowing my mother was in good hands.
Jonathan, from the Family Support team, supported me in a way that no one else has ever done, and our chats together helped me overcome some anxieties and come to terms with my mother’s passing. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions we spoke outside under a shelter at the Hospice and his calming words seemed to blend with the scenery. The hills, the trees, and the leaves seemed to rustle and speak in calming whispers.
The Hospice refused to let the pandemic hinder either treatment or care and whenever new restrictions or regulations threatened them in carrying out their duties, they found a way around it. Nurses and carers still came, and we slept at night because they continued to provide the support we needed.
The staff and volunteers at the Hospice were once strangers to us, but they treated us like their family.
Written by Lynsey Wheeler on behalf of her late mother Ann Wheeler, her father Brian Wheeler and sister Catherine Wheeler
