As well as specialist palliative inpatient care and flexible drop-in support sessions at the Wellbeing Hub, Bolton Hospice also provides a Hospice at Home Service.

Lauren is a Sister for the specialist Hospice at Home service, delivering all aspects of specialist palliative and end of life care to people whose preferred place of care is their home.

“Caring for people at the end of their life is a privilege. As a hospice at home nurse, I’m there to provide specialist care, comfort, and support — not just for the person who is dying, but for their family too. It’s about helping people live well until the very end, in the place they feel most at peace.”

The Hospice at Home team work collaboratively with District Nurses, GPs and Macmillan Nurses, to ensure that those patients who wish to be cared for at home, surrounded by their family and friends, are able to do so. It is a seven day a week service currently operating between the hours of 08:30 am and 4:30 pm.

“My Nan had vascular dementia and lung cancer and came to live with us so we could support her. Obviously we couldn't do everything for her, and we had the Bolton Hospice nurses come in to help. They were amazing with us and my Nan actually looked forward to their visits. We are so grateful for all they did while she was alive and the help and advice they gave us.”