Hope for Home was delighted to host a virtual conference in this year of the pandemic, having sadly postponed our annual conference from 2020. This year's conference was a terrific success, with over 60 attendees present.

We were very privileged to welcome truly inspirational contributors, including Nicola Kendall from Durham talking about “The Art of Dying”: How we die is a legacy to those we leave behind, so how can we make that legacy a positive one?, Sally Muylders, Community Engagement Manager, St Clare Hospice, Essex, talking about Starting a Namaste Care Project during a Pandemic:” A story of lessons learned and of unexpected benefits”, as well as several other inspirational speakers running interactive workshops for small groups. 

Topics here included Namaste Care at home, Supporting from Diagnosis to End of Life - improving outcomes for carers of people living with Dementia at home, Caring for the carers of people with dementia, and A Question of Meaning - Playlist for Life.

The feedback from attendees was most encouraging, and on this basis we plan to hold our next conference probably virtually, in 2022.

We are enormously grateful to the IT team at Ardgowan Hospice, and to Linda McEnhill, their Chief Executive, and our Trustee, for hosting this and making it happen so seamlessly.