Daughter shares her experience of her Dad’s Hospice Care

Gail Barrett’s Dad, Rob was cared for at the Inpatient Unit at the Hospice. Gail, who now lives in New Zealand, kindly shared her experiences:

“The Hospice allowed me and my family to spend as much time as we needed with my Dad at the end of his life, in an environment where he was calm and peaceful.

I hadn’t been to the Hospice before my Dad came here but I did know ever since I was a child about Arthur Rank, as it has had the most wonderful reputation ever since I could remember. I knew it would be pleasant, but I was surprised about how calm and peaceful it is and it is like a home away from home. You can make yourself drinks and bring your food in, bring your pets in, all that kind of thing. It’s just lovely.

It made a huge difference to my Dad because he was not distressed by all the noise and the comings and goings which are typical of a hospital ward. He could just be calm and not worry about what was happening.

He could relax as much as he could, have a sleep if he wanted to or look out in the garden. That was actually one of the biggest things. He was a real keen gardener so the ability for us to move his bed and to look out into the garden was wonderful. The staff were dedicated to look after him and his needs at the end of his life.”

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Our ‘Outstanding’ services are provided free of charge to patients and their families. Our aim being to provide the highest quality care, helping people to make every moment count. You can find out more about how we are funded here: arhc.org.uk/how-we-are-funded.