Rainbows Children's Hospice Loughborough

Rainbows the East Midlands Children’s Hospice is a registered charity in England, Number 1014051.[1] The charity provides palliative care and support for children, young people, and their families, when faced with life-limiting conditions.

Rainbows Children's Hospice Loughborough
Geography
LocationLoughborough, Leicestershire, England
Organisation
FundingCharity
TypeHospice
Services
Beds14
History
Opened1994
Links
ListsHospitals in England

The hospice, which is located in Loughborough, Leicestershire is a purpose designed and built children’s hospice.[2]

History

Rainbows opened its doors in 1994. The current unit has fourteen beds, many of which are pre-bookable, and two are available at short notice for emergency care. This facility was founded by Gail and Harry Moore, in celebration of their daughter, Laura, who had died of Leukaemia in 1989 despite three years of treatment and a donation of bone marrow from her twin brother Kit. Rainbows was officially opened by The Prince of Wales in April 1995. It was named Rainbows because Laura saw a beautiful and complete rainbow shortly after the family had been told she had just a few weeks to live. They saw the rainbow as a symbol of hope, even in death. Harry and Gail Moore also founded the charity COPE to build a children's cancer unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and The Laura Centre[3] - a bereavement counseling service for those affected by the death of a child and for bereaved children. Harry Moore also wrote of his experiences in one of his books A Lark Ascending.

The hospice has been extended to provide a further six bedrooms and a young adult unit. It provides services throughout the East Midlands of England. It is almost entirely funded through voluntary sources.

Services
  • End-of-life care
  • Palliative Care
  • Specialist Care in the Community
  • Specialist Respite Stays
  • Symptom Management

This care is provided by a team of nurses, carers and therapists, supported by a group of administrators and fund-raisers, and all of this is under the direction of a team of specialist doctors providing, paediatric and palliative care.

Support

Rainbow’s offer services to the whole family, to discuss a child’s impending death, and to help with practical matters. This support is individually tailored to each family's needs to meet their culture and religious beliefs.

  • Sibling Support[4]
  • Bereavement Support[5]
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gollark: Everything rarer: NOPE!
gollark: I can basically only catch the occasional unbreedable.
gollark: How do you people catch such gorvy things?
gollark: It took me hours to even get a generic hatchling for one. If you have a more specific request you may get it though.

References
  1. "Register Home Page".
  2. "Rainbows Hospice". www.rainbows.co.uk.
  3. "Home - The Laura Centre". The Laura Centre.
  4. "Rainbows Children's Hospice 🌈 | Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People". www.rainbows.co.uk.
  5. "Rainbows Children's Hospice 🌈 | Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People". www.rainbows.co.uk.
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