Our In-patient Unit (IPU) provides 24-hour care tailored to each person’s needs.
Patients and their families are cared for by a team of health professionals, led by the Medical Director and Head of IPU.
The unit is made up of light and airy en-suite single bedrooms, each with a private patio area and views to the lake and gardens.
All bedrooms feature the very best technology and equipment to support complex illnesses, without losing that home-from-home feel.
There are televisions and you can access a Facebook Portal should you wish to ‘virtually’ stay in touch with loved ones.
And, patients can relax in one of two spa suites featuring state-of-the-art Jacuzzi baths.
Two comfortable family rooms enable loved ones to spend quality time together away from the bedside.
Watch the virtual hospice tour
- A project to upgrade our IPU was completed in May 2024. Read more about this project.
What support is available?
The IPU provides specialist palliative care that seeks to promote and maintain the best possible quality of life for you, taking into account the needs and wishes of you and your family.
We try to respond to all of the needs that a patient or family may have – whether that is for pain and symptom control, physical problems or issues of a spiritual, emotional, social or psychological nature.
Reasons for referral to the In-patient Unit
The clinicians recently involved in your care, after discussion with you and your family, have decided that you would benefit from a stay on the IPU.
Patients are admitted for one or more of the following reasons:
- to help deal with symptoms that cannot readily be sorted out at home. These may include achieving adequate pain relief as well as other medical issues.
- to care for patients at the end of life, if that is their choice, and if it is not possible for them to be adequately supported and cared for in other places.
