Leading adult hospice, Treetops, is the first hospice in the East Midlands to welcome people to explore inside its buildings and grounds with a new interactive virtual tour.
Treetops Hospice, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is wants to showcase the warm and welcoming environment people will experience when visiting the hospice and dispel some common myths about hospices.
The 360-degree virtual tour takes you into all areas of the hospice, based in Risley, Derbyshire. The tour includes the drop-in Wellbeing Café, children’s counselling rooms and contemplation courtyard, as well as the assisted bathroom and training areas. Touchpoints located around the tour provide more information on the hospice care available.
Treetops Hospice provides nursing care and support for adults with life-limiting conditions, and their loved ones. The hospice also offers counselling for children and adults who are struggling after a bereavement.
Julie Heath, Treetops Hospice chief executive, is excited for people to take a look. She said: “It’s wonderful to launch this new virtual tour during our 40th birthday year. Since the hospice opened, we’ve cared for thousands of local people and their families at the most difficult time of their lives.
“There are a lot of myths about hospices being dark and depressing places where people come to die. This just isn’t the case, and now people can see for themselves what wonderful facilities we have here.”
“The virtual tour can give people a lot of reassurance,” Julie continues. “For example, parents with children who need bereavement support, can show them inside our child-friendly counselling rooms. They can see what materials and equipment we have to help children communicate their feelings and emotions.
“Patients with a life-limiting condition can see that our rooms aren’t ‘clinical’ and very different to what they might experience inside a hospital.”
The tour is available on the Treetops Hospice website here: www.treetops.org.uk/explore
For further information about Treetops Hospice care, head to the hospice website at www.treetops.org.uk or call 0115 949 1264.