About Jospice

Jospice is one of the oldest hospices in the country, providing care and support to terminally ill people and their families from within the Liverpool and Sefton areas.

Founded by Father Francis O'Leary, a missionary priest, St Joseph's Hospice (Jospice) began in South America and Pakistan in the 1960's. In 1974 the UK Jospice opened in Thornton, near Crosby.

It was Father O'Leary's legacy to provide love and compassionate care to people of any faith and those without faith in the last weeks of their life. This commitment continues today, but as it is only partially funded by the NHS, fundraising is a vital part of the work at Jospice.

What we do (UK and overseas)
The hospice can care for 25 people at one time providing high quality end of life care in an out of a hospital situation. The skilled nursing staff help create a home from home environment for the patient when they can no longer be cared for at home. Jospice also prides itself on the support it gives to the families at this difficult time.

Jospice has continued its work overseas and has hospices in Honduras, Guatemala, Peru and Ecuador and is also linked to hospices in many parts of South America, India and Pakistan which still bear the Jospice name.

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