The Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust provides life enhancing grants to help people of all ages in need who are ill, convalescent or disabled.

These grants are used to provide medical and household aids to alleviate sickness and make a huge difference to people’s ability to manage at home and live as independently as possible.

We do not fund holidays but we will provide grants towards respite and convalescent breaks in nursing and convalescent homes and organised specialist breaks for children and young adults are considered to give the carer at home a well earned rest.

How We Can Help

Currently we are considering all requests for funding for people of all ages who are sick, in poor health or disabled and require medical items and services to improve their quality of life.

Grants Considered: 

• Medical aids such as Nebulisers and Tens machines
  
• Riser/recliner chairs
  
• Manual and Electric wheelchairs
  
• Standing Wheelchairs
  
• Specialist buggies and push chairs
  
• Car seats
  
• Car harness
  
• Wheelchair Power Packs
  
• Therapeutic Exercise Machines
  
• Scooters under very special circumstances
  
• Orthopaedic mattresses
  
• Washing machines
  
• Tumble dryers
  
• Mobile hoists
  
• Sensory equipment
  
• Communication aids
  
• Specialist software
  
• Computers
  
• Reading Aids
  
• Magnifiers
  
• Refrigerators for essential drug storage
  
• Secure drug cabinets
  
• Convalescent and Respite breaks
  
• Specialist mobile phones
  
• Telephone installation

• Adaptations to the home and garden
  
• Car purchase
  
• Car repairs
  
• Car adaptations
  
• Holidays
  
• Carer’s breaks
  
• Nursing home fees
  
• Financial assistance
  
• Debts
  
• Household bills
  
• General clothing
  
• General house furnishings
  
• Stairlifts