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"Hospice providing specialist palliative care for terminally ill adults across Leicester"
LOROS is an independent hospice charity delivering free specialist palliative care to adults with terminal illnesses across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The hospice provides a 31 bed inpatient ward, day therapy, clinical nurse home visits, and multidisciplinary support including counselling, physiotherapy, lymphoedema treatment and bereavement services. Over 2,500 patients and families receive care each year. Founded in 1977 by the local community, LOROS requires over £9 million in voluntary income annually, with 90p of every pound going to patient care. The hospice employs 448 staff and is supported by 1,300 volunteers who contribute to clinical care, home visiting, fundraising and retail operations.
448
Team Members
1977
Founded
Private Healthcare
Sector
On-Site
Work Environment
Everyone with an incurable illness has the right to excellent care that values and respects their uniqueness and choices, enabling them to live and die with dignity alongside compassionate support for their loved ones.
LOROS enhances the quality of life of adults with terminal illnesses by providing holistic palliative care that addresses physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs while supporting families through loss and bereavement.