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Creating space for children in need of care and their families
Background
Parents of seriously ill or disabled children are constantly living at their limits. To prevent them from being overwhelmed, at least in a part, the hammock offers weekend and holiday places for children in need of care. The hammock is a fully equipped substitute home and is open to all families who need relief because they are caring for their seriously ill or disabled child at home. This gives families the freedom they urgently need.
Caring for a disabled or seriously ill child is a 24-hour a day, 7-day a week task. This leads to both physical and mental fatigue - a condition that parents do not always want to recognise. In order to support the families concerned and prevent burn-out, Kinderspitex offers weekend and holiday places in the hammock for babies and children in need of care.
Thanks to this relief, parents and healthy siblings get time for themselves and time with their parents.
Read moreCaring for a disabled or seriously ill child is a 24-hour a day, 7-day a week task. This leads to both physical and mental fatigue - a condition that parents do not always want to recognise. In order to support the families concerned and prevent burn-out, Kinderspitex offers weekend and holiday places in the hammock for babies and children in need of care.
Thanks to this relief, parents and healthy siblings get time for themselves and time with their parents.
Idea
When parents reach their limits, they should be able to give their child to a e.g. daycare center to recuperate. On the days when their child is in the hammock, parents can put aside the caring tasks - which take up a large part of being a parent with seriously ill children - and do something good for themselves. During this time, their child is fully looked after: in the hammock, the little ones receive everything they need for health reasons, as well as customised games, excursions and other activities.
Read moreImplementation
The hammock is a fully equipped substitute home with its own room, toys and security - everything is there. The children can move around according to their abilities, and of course everything is wheelchair accessible. If necessary, there are as many carers present as there are children. The children enjoy being in a different environment, being able to play with other children and getting new input from other carers - just like most ordinary children.
As health insurers do not cover the costs of respite care, the Swiss Children's Spitex Association bears most of the costs for this complex care itself. The hammock is therefore dependent on the support of donors. Thanks to the donations, it is only possible to provide parents of disabled and seriously ill children with this urgently needed time out. The cost of a week's holiday per child in the hammock is CHF 1,000. By reaching the donation target, we can react quickly in emergency situations. Five weeks of holidays made possible can be used for families who have exceeded their breaking point.
Read moreAs health insurers do not cover the costs of respite care, the Swiss Children's Spitex Association bears most of the costs for this complex care itself. The hammock is therefore dependent on the support of donors. Thanks to the donations, it is only possible to provide parents of disabled and seriously ill children with this urgently needed time out. The cost of a week's holiday per child in the hammock is CHF 1,000. By reaching the donation target, we can react quickly in emergency situations. Five weeks of holidays made possible can be used for families who have exceeded their breaking point.
Initiators
Swiss Kinderspitex Association
For over 20 years, the qualified carers of the Swiss Kinderspitex Association have been working tirelessly for families with children and babies who need special care. Where the children feel safe and secure - at home. The attention of parents and siblings helps the child to recover more quickly or to live as well as possible with a chronic illness. Caring for children presents affected families with major physical and psychological challenges - our aim is to provide them with lasting relief.
Bahnhofstrasse 17 | 9326 Horn
kinderspitex-schweiz.ch
Read moreFor over 20 years, the qualified carers of the Swiss Kinderspitex Association have been working tirelessly for families with children and babies who need special care. Where the children feel safe and secure - at home. The attention of parents and siblings helps the child to recover more quickly or to live as well as possible with a chronic illness. Caring for children presents affected families with major physical and psychological challenges - our aim is to provide them with lasting relief.
Bahnhofstrasse 17 | 9326 Horn
kinderspitex-schweiz.ch
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| Dominic Kolb | 400,00 CHF |
| Martin Laubacher | 100,00 CHF |
| Spross | 620,00 CHF |
| Instakom | 750,00 CHF |
| Galenica AG | 1'000,00 CHF |
| Sigisbert Fleischmann | 400,00 CHF |
| Vermittelt durch Swisscom | 150,00 CHF |
| Stefan Kofmel | 160,00 CHF |
| Natalie Spross | 500,00 CHF |
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Status of the project
We will send the donation receipt (for Switzerland) in January of the following year.
Major donor
Spross
620 CHF
Instakom
750 CHF
Galenica AG
1'000 CHF
Project supported by Swisscom
Impact analysis by there for you specialists
For parents, the provision of weekend and holiday places means much-needed relief and allows them to relax and find time for themselves. This helps to prevent burnout and strengthen parental health. At the same time, the children are given the opportunity to gain new experiences in a supportive environment and benefit from activities tailored specifically to them. Beyond the well-being of the entire family, the project contributes to a sustainable improvement in quality of life.
Primary Partners
