Our support is tailored to your individual needs to help you and those closest to you to manage the impact of your illness. We promote physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing:
Our Day Therapies are open 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday) from 10:00am – 3:00pm.
Our team is made up of qualified nurses, nursing assistants, a creative therapist, a complementary therapist and a team of volunteers.
More information is available in our leaflet here
Teaches strategies which can help you to take control of your symptoms.
Sessions include fatigue, anxiety, breathlessness, sleep, pain, fall prevention and the importance of staying active, gastrointestinal problems and nutrition and planning for the future.
Hair and beauty and complementary therapies appointments are also available.
More information is available in our leaflet here
We have a varied timetable of uplifting and relaxing activities including: quizzes and games, arts and crafts, gardening, spiritual support,
discussion groups, relaxation sessions, armchair exercises and singing and music. Hair and beauty and complementary therapies appointments are also available.
More information is available in our leaflet here
Family and friends are vital in the care of people who are living with a palliative life limiting condition but it is also important to take care of yourself.
You can join us to chat with others for support.
More information is available in our leaflet here
Themed live sessions: arts and crafts, arm chair exercises, quizzes and games, prayer and talk, discussions groups,
relaxation and hand massage and gardening projects.
More information is available in our leaflet here
If any of our groups are of interest to you; please contact your Health Care Professional to make a referral.
We accept referrals for adults in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale with a diagnosed palliative life limiting condition. We also accept referrals for the main relative/ carer for our peer support group.
We encourage people to make their own way to Springhill Hospice but if this isn’t possible, we are able to offer transport to and from Day Therapies thanks to our team of volunteer drivers. However, if you are unable to get in or out of a car without help, we may need to arrange ambulance transport to bring you.
For further information please contact us on 01706 649920.
Our Creative Therapies include a wide range of activities available to both our In-Patients and Day Therapies patients.
Activities include Art and Crafts and Therapeutic Group Work which are co-ordinated by our Creative Therapist, supported by a dedicated team of volunteers.
Therapeutic Group work is stimulating and dynamic, reminding our patients that they are people and not just an illness. We help them to see themselves as individuals and not just patients.
Our group sessions are individually led by members of the Psychological and Supportive Care Team and include:
We encourage patients to get involved and experience the different activities available because it enhances wellbeing and social skills, helps rediscover their creative side and is fun!
How do creative therapies help?
Creating art and self-expression through colour and other media is enriching and therapeutic, creating the opportunity to learn and develop new skills and hobbies, provoking a real sense of ‘can do’. Each piece of art work is lovingly created and treasured, often becoming a family heirloom.
Many of our patients have a level of disability which impacts and limits their dexterity and level of social engagement. Working in a group encourages talking, laughing and distraction from their worries and concerns. We introduce patients to numerous crafts including card making, pottery and jewellery making.
We have several local artists who volunteer and come along on different days and teach basic painting skills, rekindling forgotten talents and nurturing new hobbies. We also have patient’s whose work is so good they sell their paintings to the public and raises money for the Hospice.
Relaxation, reducing stress and promoting wellbeing are important for our patients and their relatives. Complementary therapies are offered to our In-Patients and Day Therapy patients every day. We have a Lead Complementary Therapist who co-ordinates a small team of dedicated trained volunteer therapists. We are also able to offer therapies to relatives if therapists have availability on the day. We do not offer complementary therapies to people outside of Hospice care.
Complementary Therapies may help patients with symptom control including nausea, pain, fatigue, stress, anxiety and sleeping difficulties.
We offer a range of therapies and treatments, including:
