Paisley charity celebrating 40th anniversary has host of events lined up

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Accord Hospice was established 40 years when a determined group of like-minded individuals set out on a journey to make sure people were supported to have the death they wanted.From that first public meeting in the John Neilston School, a Paisley institution was born.The hospice has moved and developed with the times, but always with the care of the patient and their family at the heart of what they do.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here.It began with just two home care nurses, initially funded by Macmillan, In 1992 it met a major milestone by opening an Inpatient Unit with six beds after a huge fundraising campaign.The Inpatient Unit underwent a £1.1 million refurbishment which opened in 2018.

Moving with the times, this saw the creation of eight single rooms, each with en-suite wet rooms and patio doors leading to individual patio and communal garden areas.Looking to the future, last year Accord launched a number of new community services, including its Accord@Home service, thanks to a fantastic £200,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund.Accord@Home supports patients facing end of life to do so in their own home and has seen more than 600 people since it was established.

The lottery funding allowed the Paisley hospice to employ seven new staff members to complement the existing community team.As well as the Inpatient Unit, the hospice runs several services for day patients including complementary therapies, physiotherapy, bereavement support groups, and a gardening and walking group.An army of around 450 volunteers support the hospice every year from fundraising, working in one of its six shops or popping into the hospice to help with paperwork and