Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice

Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice is rated 3 out of 5 in the category hospital & health care. Read and write reviews about Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice. BAYT ABDULLAH CHILDREN’S HOSPICE (BACCH) Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice, Kuwait, is a registered NGO and the first children’s hospice in the Middle East. Bayt Abdullah offers a fully comprehensive pediatric palliative care service free of charge to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, designed around the needs of individual children and their families. The services at Bayt Abdullah include specialist pediatric pain management and expert symptom control at home and in the hospice, short “respite” breaks for the whole family, end of life care in a child and family centred environment and on-going bereavement support for families and friends. Non-clinical services include opportunities for play, continued education, arts and crafts, entertainment including the thrills of a wheelchair friendly Ferris Wheel, gardening, complementary therapies and community involvement. Bayt Abdullah was officially opened under the auspices of the Amir of Kuwait in January 2012. - Objectives of Bayt Abdullah : * To offer palliative and respite care to children suffering from life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, primarily within the child's home, recognising that home is the preferred place of care for the child, within the family. * To provide 24 hour, 7 day a week medical back up and consultation for the hospice home-care teams. * To create an inviting, child friendly day care and residential facility, which would provide palliative care, play and recreational activities, including respite care when the medical or social problems are beyond the capability of the home setting. * To reduce the stress and trauma often associated with inpatient admission to hospital, such as separation from family and friends, by ensuring that all facilities offered at the hospice are family and child centred . * To offer a caring, professional hand to children with terminal conditions and to support their families through this time.