Fact sheet
Of Rotherham Hospice
- Rotherham Hospice is a charity and needs to raise £3 million this year for services and support to continue and to improve
- ... that's £8219 every day
- ... or £342 every hour
- ... or £5.70 every minute
- Hospice care not only looks after people's physical needs, it also looks after their emotional, spiritual, psychological, and social needs
- Hospice care also supports carers, family, and close friends, both during a person's illness, and during bereavement
- People can use Hospice care at any stage of their terminal illness, not just at the very end of their life
- All of our services are free of charge
- Around 38% of patients are discharged from the Hospice and return home or move into long term care
- Rotherham Hospice has 160 staff, and 430 wonderful volunteers
- We provided over 13,000 face to face visits, cared for 317 people in the Inpatient-Unit and had 689 bereavement support sessions in 2022.
- We have 5 Hospice shops, that provide a vital, regular, and predictable income stream
- You can win a guaranteed £2000 each week and up to £25,000 on our rollover with the Local Hospice Lottery. The lottery will provide £7000 a week towards our running costs
- Each year Rotherham Hospice runs events such as the Midnight Memory Walk, Skydive and Light up a Life, as well as enjoying the support of the community who hold events and fundraising activities on our behalf
A big thank you
Rotherham Hospice thanks you for your much needed support that ensures we can raise the funds needed to continue to provide quality care and services at the Hospice, and throughout the Rotherham community. Thank you.
How can you help?
There are many ways you can support us, whether it be through holding an event, playing in our lottery, volunteering, or donating!
