In any one day Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s teams support over 2,500 people across a community of around 145,000 residents. The Island community has one of the highest numbers of older people in the UK with almost 30% of the population over 65 years of age. Community care is expected to rise 40% in the next three years. For every person Mountbatten cannot reach, people end up being admitted to hospital putting strain the health system and people are not in the place of care that they would want.

It costs £4,100 each day to provide Mountbatten’s specialist Community Nursing care. This essential service ensures people needing pain and symptom management can receive the care they deserve in the comfort of their own homes. Mountbatten’s care is available 24/7, and even over Christmas Mountbatten’s Nurses will continue to provide vital services. Everyone deserves to spend their last Christmas in comfort, in their own home and surrounded by those they love.