Care & Inform
We are
Irish Hospice Foundation
Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right. We are working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education, to our vital services like Nurses for Night Care and our Bereavement Support Line, we believe in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place.
How we are Making a Difference
Bereavement Support Line
Our free Bereavement Support Line, in partnership with the HSE, is there if you're grieving and need comfort, connection and support right now.
Think Ahead
Our popular planning ahead tool can help you discuss and record your wishes and preferences in the event of an emergency, serious illness or after you have died.
Care & Inform
As we come to live with COVID-19, we want to keep you and our frontline healthcare workers informed and supported in matters relating to end-of-life and bereavement care as they evolve.
Nobody should be denied the chance to spend those final precious moments wrapped in the warmth and love of those they hold most dear.
Our Impact in 2020
Nights of our Nurses for Night Care service
Calls answered on our Bereavement Support Line*
Families helped following the loss of a child
Attended training/workshops on dying, death & bereavement
*6 months figures. BSL started in June 2020
“People sometimes just need space and time. A listener, a stranger, to give them permission to speak about their grief.”
– Volunteer, Bereavement Support Line
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Latest News
Applications open for our Professional Certificate in Children and Loss course
In partnership with Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, our part-time postgraduate course aims to equip professionals who work with children/adolescents with the skills to understand and support them when grieving[…]
Sunflower News Spring 2021
In this issue we take a look at the impact of our Bereavement Support Line, launched in June 2020; some beautiful moments at end of life with our Nurses for Night Care and a specially designed keepsake pouch for treasured personal possessions. […]
Shortfalls in Palliative Care Must be Addressed in Advance of Any Legislation Around Assisted Dying
It is imperative the Government address shortfalls on palliative care in advance of any national debate on assisted dying according to Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) who have published their submission made to the Justice Committee on the Dying With Dignity Bill 2020.[…]
