Setting up a room for children and young people at a hospice

Many teenagers with ADHD face challenges in a number of ways. Their ADHD noticeably affects their social activities, their future prospects, and chances of a A lot of children and young people come every day to Søholm Hospice in Århus to visit parents, grandparents or other relatives who are seriously ill or dying. It is a difficult time for everyone.

At Søholm Hospice we follow the hospice principle of creating the best possible setting for a good day – both for patients and their relatives. There is focus on the moment, and things that add to the quality of life. The aim is to create a secure atmosphere with space for calm, happiness and sorrow.

“So we want to enable children and young people to retreat to a room where they can enjoy themselves and think about something else now and then. “With the help of the Vissing Foundation the room for children and young people can become a reality and create a positive space for them when they come as visitors to Søholm Hospice,” says Dorthe Kjær Iversen, leader of Søholm Hospice.

The room will accommodate lots of activities, with toys, books, creative materials, television and a PlayStation. It will be a free space where children can be quiet, or happy, and have fun.

“It will allow them to be children or youngsters again for a while. They can re-charge their batteries, so they regain energy to be with someone ill or dying in the patients’ living room,” says Dorthe Kjær Iversen.