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Rebecca House
 Rebecca House is a
children’s wing in the Hospice, Isle of Man. It is a
purpose-built facility that opened in November 2007 and it
provides respite, palliative and end of life care for children
with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions from birth to
18 years. Rebecca House offers a safe haven and a home from home
environment in which physical, emotional, recreational and
spiritual care is offered and implemented in a way appropriate
to the child and their family. Rebecca House offers the highest
possible standards of care and support
to each child and their
families to enable them to cope with their illness and lead as
full and normal life as possible.
The aim of the Rebecca House team is to provide holistic care to
families, encompassing play, massage and relaxation, pet
therapy, music therapy and use of the multi-sensory room. Care
is offered in a flexible and accommodating manner and in doing
so, Rebecca House provides opportunities for families to have a
rest and enjoy quality time with other family members and
siblings.
The team at Rebecca House is currently made up of five
Registered Nurses and six Nursery Nurses.
Rebecca House has a warm and friendly atmosphere where children
are able to relax and
have fun. The staff enjoys the reward of
being able to make a difference to the children’s lives and
seeing a child regain their confidence and in some cases their
health.
Rebecca House currently provides care seven days a week between
the hours of 8am and 8pm and the introduction of overnight
weekend care has begun. Its aim is to provide care seven days a
week, 24 hours a day in the future.
Rebecca House has a wide variety of specialist in-patient
facilities including four fully furnished en-suite bedrooms, a
separate adapted bathroom and wet room, a children’s
multi-function room, a fully-fitted kitchen and the Dream Room
offering a full multi-sensory experience.
Outside there is also a children’s play area complete with
wheelchair swing and a remembrance garden.
A complementary therapy service is available for parents/carers.
In the near future a sibling group will be started, to provide
some much needed fun and support. A bereavement suite is
available to all families on the island, whether previously
known to Rebecca House or not, along with a pre and post
bereavement service within hospice for all members of the
family.
At Rebecca House, every attempt is made to tailor-make the day
around the children ensuring they are offered a wide variety of
activities.
Upon arrival, staff discuss with parents current matters
regarding their child’s care. The child is then taken into the
multi-function room where they can choose their activities for
the day. Such activities include arts and crafts, baking,
playing on the computer and water play. The staff ratio is
usually one to one due to the complexities of the children’s
conditions.
Whilst play and having fun are major parts of a child’s day at
Rebecca House, it is also important that they enjoy quiet time
when they can relax and unwind. At the end of the day spent in
Rebecca House, the children are happy to go home but are always
eager to return.
The Rebecca House team regularly gain feedback from the children
and families who visit and it is good to hear how important and
valuable the service is to them.
“Rebecca House feels more like a welcome refuge than a respite.”
“All our children love visiting Rebecca House because it’s such
a friendly place.”
“Every time we arrive we are welcomed with a smile.”
“We would be lost without the help.”
Donations
If you would like further information on how to support Rebecca
House please contact the Hospice Fundraising and PR Department -
01624 647431 or email fundraising@hospice.org.im or
fpr@hospice.org.im
If you are making a donation in the form of a cheque please make
it payable to Hospice Isle of Man
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