The J's Hospice

The J's Hospice

Granite are very proud supporters of The J's Hospice. As soon as we became involved and met the team, there was an immediate buzz. We could clearly see that the charity was passionate about what it was going to achieve, and we wanted to be part of something so worthy and exciting.

Granite's M.D Carlton Brailey said " My elder brother fought a brave battle against Cystic Fibrosis and sadly passed away at the age of 23. As a family we never had the invaluable and specialist support of an organisation like the J's. I recognise just how important their vision is, and I have the full backing of my team to help in any way we can".

Granite provides free of charge I.T support and Consultancy, and sponsor The J's wherever we can. We are committed to seeing them achieve their goals.

The J's vision

Our vision is to provide the very best care and facilities for young adults with life limiting conditions who use The J's in age-appropriate surroundings. The J's will provide emotional support for the young adults and their families and carers. Ultimately, there will be medical, nursing and emotional support during the last days of the person's life and bereavement support for families and carers. There is no hope of cure for the young adults the J's will care for, and this will underpin the philosophy and level of care that our services will provide. It will also reaffirm the idea that life, however short, is for living to the best of a person's ability, to have fun, feel good, laugh and be who they want to be.

The J's Mission

Our mission is to provide palliative care for young adults with life limiting conditions, to give the best possible quality of adult life, as independently as possible. We will provide this care both in the patients' own homes and in a purpose built hospice.

The population of young adults with life limiting conditions is growing due to improvements in medical care and improved technology. These young adults are normally discharged from children's services by the age of 19 and there are very few dedicated services for young adults. A children's hospice environment may not be suitable for someone who is over 18, but often, adult hospices are not the right environment either. Nationally, it is recognised that there is a lack of age appropriate facilities. It is acknowledged that there is a wide variation in availability of services across the country, in particular access to short break care that is appropriate for young adults.

Friends of The J's Hospice

If you would like to hold an event or raise awareness for J's, please get in contact and become a friend of The J's Hospice.

To find out more visit the Js Website.