Inpatient Care
A real home from home, where your needs come first.
Looking after you and your family is what we do best and we’ll do everything we can to help you and your visitors feel welcomed and relaxed.
Whilst staying with us you’ll have access to our 24-hour specialist care in a comfortable and relaxed environment. A real home from home, where your needs come first. We will do everything we can to make your stay just as you would like it to be.
Our unit features 10 ground floor spacious individual rooms with en-suite facilities and all rooms are furnished to a high standard with specialist beds, comfortable seating, TV, Wi-Fi and easy access to our beautiful hospice gardens.
You’ll have control of your care plan and the reassurance of a Nurse call system with Nurses available 24 hours a day, and a Doctor available on call at all times.
Your length of stay is determined by your needs and what’s best for you, many people are admitted for symptom management and discharged back home.
Each day, our clinical team of Doctors, Nurses, occupational Therapist, Dietician, Social Worker, Physiotherapist, Complementary Therapists and Counsellors led by our Consultant in Palliative Medicine care for 10 patients.
To find out more information on making a referral for the hospice, please click here.
A tour of our In-Patient Unit at Teesside Hospice
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Inpatient Unit is open every day of the year, the average length of stay is approximately 2 weeks but it’s dependent on your needs and what’s best for you.
Staying on the unit means we can:
• Assess how your illness is affecting you, talk with you about what you need and work out the best way to support your future care.
• Help to improve your symptoms and make you more comfortable.
• Manage your medication and ensure you are pain free.
• Make you as comfortable as possible and provide you with expert care and support at the end of your life.
• Provide advice and support for your family, friends and carers too
Our focus is on helping you live the best possible life through caring for you in a way that’s right for you. Everybody gets treated as an individual, whether it’s physical, mental or emotional support you need. We will support you to stay as independent as possible, for as long as possible.
Yes, we will always discuss care plans and suggested treatments with you (and your relatives if you wish). We are committed to providing the best care and before any member of staff examines or treats you, they will seek your permission or consent to do so.
If at any stage, you’re not able to consent, we’ll do what we think is in your best interests. Anything you’ve said previously about how you wish to be cared for and the views of other people important to you will be taken into account. Please feel free to discuss this with a member of the team.
We have an open visiting policy that is individualised to each patients wishes. This is discussed on admission and is regularly reviewed with the patient.
Patients may be assisted by a family member/carer to the designated smoking area. Please not that staff will not be able to assist patients to the designated smoking area.
Meet Sadie
Clinical Sister of IPUI’m proud to be Clinical Sister of IPU at Teesside Hospice, where every day brings an opportunity to make a meaningful difference. I love being able to provide compassionate, individualised care and support to patients and their families during some of the most significant moments in their lives. Being part of such a dedicated and supportive team makes every day rewarding.
Meet Jo
Clinical Team LeaderI am the Clinical Team Leader for the fabulous Inpatient Unit nursing team at Teesside Hospice, where I have worked for the last 17 years.
I feel incredibly privileged to care for patients and their families during some of the most difficult and important times in their lives. I am passionate about ensuring that every person who comes into the hospice feels valued, respected and cared for with dignity, kindness and compassion.
For me, hospice care is about so much more than nursing. It is about being there for people when they need it most, listening to what matters most, supporting their families and loved ones and helping to make every moment count.
I am immensely proud of the dedicated and compassionate team I work alongside and the care, commitment, and heart they bring to their work every day.
Our impact in Teesside
We’re changing lives across Teesside by supporting people and families who’ve been affected by a terminal illness.
Last year...
Thanks to your help, we supported around 4,000 people in Teesside.
Did you know?
In 2023/24, we raised £897,145 from people leaving a gift in their will.
Funding Fact
It costs us £20,500 a day to run our services and provide them for free to those who need it.