Hospices in England will receive £100 million in government funding over two years to improve end-of-life care, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced.
A further £26 million will go towards children and young people’s homes, a continuation of money previously provided through a grant.
And yet comes Elderly leaders warned They had to close the family due to increasing financial pressures.
Only about a third of funding for hospices comes from the NHS, with the rest having to be raised from donations, fundraisers and charity shops.
There are around 170 nursing homes for adults and around 40 for children and young people in England, with some nursing homes providing care for both.
The government said that the funding announced today will be allocated to improving buildings, equipment and accommodation.
This will include refurbishing bedrooms and bathrooms for patients, providing comfortable overnight facilities for families, as well as improving elderly people’s gardens and green spaces.
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: “Care homes provide care and support to patients and their families at the most difficult times, so it is right that they are given financial support to provide these services.”
“This package will ensure that they will be able to continue to provide the compassionate care that everyone deserves when they reach the end of their lives in the best possible environment.”
For hospices, which provide community and inpatient care, there has been growing concern due to the potential for higher employer National Insurance contributions.
These funds can help provide funds to help with this.
Toby Porter, from the UK charity Hospice, said the funding would allow hospices to continue reaching “hundreds of thousands of people every year with high-quality, compassionate care” and relieve pressure on the NHS.
The discussion is over Assisted dying There has been increased focus on nursing homes, with some arguing that the priority should be raising the quality of end-of-life care to allow patients to make more informed choices.
