Hospiscare smashes fundraising target

£500,000 in double-your-money event

Devon-based charity Hospiscare is celebrating the results of a record-breaking 36-hour fundraising giveathon.
 
The appeal raised more than £500,000, giving a vital boost to care for people with life-limiting conditions in their own homes across Exeter, central and east Devon.
 
Thanks to match funding by the charity's supporters, every donation made was doubled
 
Head of public fundraising Sarah Smith, said: “We didn't dare to dream that we would raise anything like this amount. The community has responded in a way we could not have imagined.
 
“The appeal was entitled ‘Keeping Care at Home’ and that's exactly what it's going to do. Across the heart of Devon, we care for around 600 people every day, most of whom are cared for in the comfort of their own homes, surrounded by their loved ones, belongings and pets.
 
“As a local charity, this will go a long way to making sure that more people can be cared for in this way.”
 
This funding boost will help Hospiscare:

• Fund visits from a Hospiscare specialist nurse, providing specialist pain relief, compassionate care, and reassurance at home.
• Provide Dementia Nurse visits, offering practical support for families navigating the challenges of dementia.
• Support visits from our Rapid Response Team, providing urgent care when it’s needed most.
• Enable home bereavement visits, helping local families through the most difficult of times.
• Provide complementary therapies in patients’ homes to aid relaxation, pain relief and stress management.

Sarah Smith added: “The fantastic fundraising total sums up the way that our community really cares about Hospiscare and what we’re trying to do.

“It's been the most incredible example of community power. I’d like to thank our match funders and community ‘champions’, without whom this campaign simply wouldn’t have been possible, and all the supporters and donors who have done us proud and helped to keep care at home.”