Eligibility criteria
Please read through the following criteria to check that your proposed project is eligible.
Please note the examples of eligible projects below are for guidance only and we encourage applicants to be innovative in their approach. However all projects must be shown to directly benefit older people.
Eligible organisations
Eligible projects
Eligible projects could include:
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projects that aim to support Hospice at Home services, such as laptops for nurses or patient loan and other associated information technology
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capital items to support ‘at home’ services, this could include medical equipment such as syringe drivers for use in the home, or a vehicle to transport nurses to patients’ homes
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innovative pilot projects that aim to support Hospice at Home services - this could include use of IT, telemedicine projects or new systems to enhance at home support. A collaborative application from more than one hospice could be considered
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refurbishment of bedrooms, including provision of specialist pressure-relieving mattresses or beds and ceiling-mounted hoists
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refurbishment of bathrooms, including provision of specialist bathing equipment or hoists
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refurbishment of dining rooms, day areas or other common spaces.
What projects are not eligible?
Examples of projects that are not eligible could include:
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refurbishment of staff rooms or other non-patient facilities
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provision of equipment or facilities for use only by children or younger adults, unless this can be shown to directly benefit older people, for example play areas for visiting grandchildren
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staff training or any other revenue activity
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information technology, which does not directly benefit older people
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medical equipment such as syringe drivers, unless this is explicitly demonstrated to support ‘at home’ services
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routine maintenance that has no noticeable effect on the care environment
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requests for isolated pieces of equipment not related to capital or ‘at home’ projects will not be considered
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applications for work that forms part of a much larger project.
Next steps
If your proposed work fits the eligibility criteria above, then we also encourage you to look at the criteria that your application will be assessed against, which will help you to complete a stronger application.
