Patient and Family Support Team Leader guides you through the new family areas at Moya Cole Hospice
Joanne Rhodes took the time to go into detail about some of the new additions and improvements for patients and their families in the new hospice
Creating a relaxing, soothing, and warm patient and family spaces in the new Moya Cole Hospice has been a priority since long before construction began. Patient and Family Support Team Leader, Joanne Rhodes, guides us through the changes from our current hospice to the new.
The Family Lounge located in the new Inpatient Unit is certainly a standout space with its large, adaptable, red couch that can be reconfigured anyway a family sees fit. See photos below.
“I love this space,” Joanne says. “This lounge is a wonderful space for families and loved ones to get together and to create precious memories.”
The Family Lounge features carpeted floors, a darker colour scheme than the rest of the hospice, allowing to stand apart from the rest of the IPU, giving it a more relaxed, and homely feel. It also features twinkling lights, resembling stars in the ceiling, adding to the magic atmosphere of the space.
“Families and patients can come together here, maybe watch a film, have special family time together, and create those memories,” Joanne said.
In the current hospice, there is not much space. The Patient and Family Support Team when they have consultations.
The new hospice has a host of consultation rooms in the Being You Centre and in the Inpatient Unit.
The consultation rooms in the new hospice will enable the Patient Family Support Team and the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to access comfortable, quiet and confidential spaces to enable patients and families to have meaningful conversations, therefore supporting person-centred care planning Joanne Rhodes, Patient Family Support Team Leader
“The consultation rooms are such a lovely warm homely space, so welcoming,” Joanne said.
Another addition to the new hospice are two overnight bedrooms for families and loved ones to utilise. These spaces will be solely used as overnight rooms.
They are comfortable rooms that do not feel like they are in the hospice at all. Many staff and volunteers who have seen the rooms have described them as similar to hotel rooms. See Pictures Below.
