St. Nicholas Children's Hospice
The St. Nikolaus children's hospice is located in Bad Grönenbach , in the Unterallgäu district in Bavaria . It looks after families with children who suffer from an incurable life-shortening disease. It was opened in March 2007 and is a member of the German Children's Hospice Association . It is the first children's hospice in southern Germany and is supported by the patron Karin Stoiber .
Furnishing
On an area of 1,235 m² , the children's hospice offers eight rooms for sick children, as well as the same number of apartments for parents and siblings. There is also a large lounge area, a kitchen-cum-living room, a Snoezelen , gymnastics and Montessori room . There is also a small house chapel and a large garden.
tasks
As soon as the diagnosis is made , children, together with their parents and siblings, can be admitted to the children's hospice for a limited time. During this time, the children's hospice offers relief in the care of the children, care - also for relatives, medical and nursing care, psychosocial and spiritual support, as well as accompaniment during the dying and mourning process .
carrier
The South German Children's Hospice Foundation has been the sole sponsor since June 26, 2017. The South German Children's Hospice Foundation, which is recognized as a non-profit, serves to maintain and maintain the operation of the St. Nikolaus Children's Hospice. Thanks to the funding of the Children's Hospice Association in Allgäu eV and its South German Children's Hospice Foundation based in Memmingen, the children's hospice's operation is sustainable.
South German Children's Hospice Academy
In 2007, the association Kinderhospiz im Allgäu e. V. founded the South German Children's Hospice Academy. The main task of the academy is the further education and training in the field of child hospice work. The events, consisting of workshops, seminars and courses, mostly take place in the rooms of the children's hospice in Bad Grönenbach. The academy is financed from the participation fees and is supported by the children's hospice association.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annette Ramelsberger: His better half - portrait of Karin Stoiber. In: "Süddeutsche Zeitung" of September 22, 2007.
Web links
- Website of the children's hospice in Bad Grönenbach
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Coordinates: 47 ° 52 ′ 43.8 ″ N , 10 ° 13 ′ 18.6 ″ E