About Rowcroft Hospice

Rowcroft’s vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients and families living with life-limiting illnesses across South Devon.

By providing comfort, support and specialist services in our patients’ homes, in the community and at our Inpatient Unit in Torquay, our team of staff and volunteers enable families to share precious moments when they are needed most – whether it’s a beautiful wedding, remarkable reunion or a simple ‘thank you’.

From Dartmouth to Dawlish, Rowcroft cares for 80% of our patients in their own homes with a team of Community Nurse Specialists, Social Workers, Physiotherapists,

Occupational and Complementary Therapists and volunteer Bereavement Counsellors delivering a holistic approach tailored to individual needs. Our Hospice at Home team cares for people in their last few weeks of life, offering 24/7 care and support to patients and families in their own homes. In addition, we run specialist training events for health and social care professionals in South Devon.

Rowcroft’s strategic plan sets out the steps we aim to take over the coming years. We believe that specialist quality care should be available to everyone who has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. We want to extend the reach of our services, while meeting the expected increase in demand, and maintaining the highest standards of care.

As an independent charity, all of Rowcroft’s care across South Devon is provided to patients and families for free. Approximately 25% of our care is funded by the NHS, with the remainder funded thanks to the generosity of our wonderful local community who support us through so many different ways including donations, fundraising events, regular giving, corporate fundraising and playing the Rowcroft Lottery. The care of one in four of our patients is funded thanks to gifts in Wills.

We are so grateful for the amazing support of our community who enable our specialists to offer expert care to our friends, neighbours and loved ones when it’s needed most.

For more information about how you can support Rowcroft to care for local families, please take a look at our website at: www.rowcrofthospice.org.uk/fundraising or have a browse through the leaflets available to you in the patient and family lounge and in our reception areas.