Jersey Hospice Care is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, which marks the care provided to the
first patient in 1982.

Over the past 40 years, Hospice has been dedicated to caring for people in our community with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness and also extending this support to the people close to them. From visiting the first patients in their homes in 1982 to opening the 12 bedded In Patient Unit that we know today at Mont Cochon in 2012, the vision and mission at Jersey Hospice Care remain the same – that everyone deserves to be supported to live fully, in the time that they have left. This has been demonstrated time and time again by the many lives the charity has touched in our community since 1982.

The team at Hospice will be sharing key moments and memories from the past four decades and inviting islanders to get involved throughout the year to celebrate. To find out more, keep an eye on Jersey Hospice Care’s social media channels or website (www.jerseyhospicecare.com) and look out for a ‘40th’ graphic which has been developed to mark the milestone.

Mike Palfreman, Chief Executive at Jersey Hospice Care, said: “I was delighted to join Jersey Hospice Care as Chief Executive last July. I was greeted warmly by people right across the island and was immediately impressed by the strength of feeling of so many for the work we do. As the charity celebrates its 40th year, it is impossible to mark such a milestone without recognising this support from the Jersey community all these years. Every donation, sign-up to an event, purchase from our shops – the list goes on – has made a tangible difference to the care provided for the family members, friends and colleagues that matter most to each of us. Jersey Hospice Care remains at the heart of the community and I’d like to invite everyone to be a part of our 40th anniversary celebrations.”

Here are some key moments for Jersey Hospice Care over the years: 

1982 – The first Hospice patient was seen and a public meeting was held for volunteers

1985 – Clarkson House, in Grouville, opened with day hospice facilities

1985 – The first in patients were cared for in the two bedded Clarkson House

1986 – Bereavement support began to be offered, in addition to palliative care services

1995 – Clarkson House opened on Mont Cochon with a six bed In Patient Unit, Day Hospice and rooms for the Community Team, therapies and bereavement counselling

2010-12 – Redevelopment of Clarkson House (Mont Cochon) begins to include an additional six rooms, 12 in total

2013 – Formally opened the King Centre (named after Jurat Mrs Jean King MBE) and new Day Hospice facilities

2014 – Opened up the remit of Jersey Hospice Care to care for adults with any life-limiting illness

2017 – Our Emotional Support service began to support children and young people with a lifelimiting condition and their families 

2019 – Our outreach service for babies, children and young people with a life-limiting condition began

2022 – Jersey Hospice Care celebrates 40 years of supporting islanders to live life to the full