• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Accessibility | Login | Shopping cart 
Oakhaven Hospice logo
Talk to us today
01590 670346
Patient enquiries 24hr/7 days
Donate
  • How we help you
    • Our hospice services
      • In your home
      • In our hospice
      • Patient and family support
      • Therapies
      • Book of remembrance
      • Planning ahead
      • Carer support
      • In hospital
      • Oakhaven neighbours
    • Our wellbeing services
      • Wellbeing support & activities
      • Complementary therapy
      • Bereavement support
    • Dying matters
    • Oakhaven Care
    • Oakhaven Kitchen
    • Signposting for Carers
    • Virtual tour of Oakhaven Hospice
  • Support us
    • Our appeal
    • Gifts in wills
    • Donate
    • Regular Giving
    • Remember someone
    • Take part in an event
      • Golf Day
      • Dining Divas
      • Wear Green Day
    • Help us fundraise
      • Care for a Cuppa
      • Fundraising ideas
      • Sponsorship form
    • Local Hospice Lottery
    • Corporate fundraising
      • Book Networking events
      • The Oakhaven Big Breakfast
      • Business Challenge
    • Fundraising promise and complaints
  • Professionals
    • Telephone advice
    • How to refer
    • Information for health professionals
    • Advance care planning
    • Education
    • Research
    • Useful links
  • Our team
    • Our Patron
    • Our Executive Team
    • Working for us
      • Working for us FAQs
    • Job vacancies
    • Volunteer Roles and Vacancies
  • About
    • Our vision
    • Our history
    • Information leaflets
    • Quality account
    • Safeguarding statement
    • EDI statement
    • Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking statement
    • Assisted dying statement
    • Concerns and complaints
    • Care opinion
    • Hospice reports
    • Privacy policy
  • Shop
    • Shop donations
    • Collection request form
  • News
    • Oakhaven Stories
    • Oakhaven Matters magazine
  • Contact us

Building work is currently in progress at Oakhaven that may impact parking. We recommend you plan additional time before your appointment. Please contact 01590 670346 if you have any queries.

Our hospice services

Oakhaven Hospice's Pennington Chase building with a budding tree in the foreground

Oakhaven is here to support you and your loved ones

Oakhaven is here for you when you need us most. We offer care and support to you, your family and friends, throughout your illness, at end-of-life and in bereavement.

We’re here to make sure that anyone in our community who’s facing a life-limiting illness can live well, and die well. This can be within your home, in our hospice, in hospital or in a care home. If you have a life-limiting condition and you would benefit from our hospice care, you can be referred to our hospice services by your GP, hospital doctor or a nurse.

Our support is provided in three ways: as part of our hospice services, as part of our wellbeing support or through our Oakhaven Care home services.

Three nurses in the inpatient ward corridor at Oakhaven Hospice
Clinical Nurse Specialists at Oakhaven

Hospice in your home

Most of our patients are cared for at home under the care of our community nursing team who work closely with GPs, district nurses and other agencies. 

Find out more
People talking at Oakhaven's Day Hospice

Our Day Hospice

Our Day Hospice enables patients to meet with other patients in a safe and friendly environment, offers practical support and the opportunity to relax for a while.

Find out more
Nurse preparing medication at Oakhaven Hospice

Our Inpatient Unit

Our 10-bed Inpatient Unit is a safe and comfortable environment with dedicated specialist palliative medical and nursing care, where support may offered for a few days.

Find out more
Oakhaven counsellor with teenager

Patient & family support

Our team provides a range of services for Oakhaven patients and their families, including counselling, spiritual care, family support, bereavement support, and guidance.

Find out more
Three ladies enjoying time drinking tea and doing art

Wellbeing support

We offer practical support, social activities and wellbeing groups for all our patients, those caring for them, their relatives and loved ones, during illness and in bereavement.

Find out more
Occupational therapist helping in the kitchen

Therapy support

Our holistic approach means we prioritise wellbeing, relaxation and independence. We offer a range of therapies and treatments that are tailored to you.

Find out more
Oakhaven complementary therapist doing reflexology

Complementary therapy

Our qualified complementary therapists provide a range of tailored treatments that may help provide relief from physical and psychological symptoms that you may be facing.

Find out more
Oakhaven Neighbour helping a patient in his own home

Oakhaven Neighbours

Our trained volunteers spend time with patients in their homes, offering companionship and emotional support, which may also enable carers to have time for themselves.

Find out more
Two people laughing together at Oakhaven

Carer support days

We hold days for carers who are supporting Oakhaven patients on the second Tuesday of every month, providing time just for you to enjoy a relaxed and calming atmosphere.

Find out more

Oakhaven Care - help in your home

If you feel that you may need a little extra support at home - whether this is a little daily help that allows you to maintain your independence, support as you return home from a hospital stay, or to help meet your personal care needs - our friendly home care services team will be there for you. To discuss your needs and to organise a free assessment, contact Oakhaven Care at 023 8180 0505 or 01590 646440.

Find out more
Oakhaven Care team

Frequently asked questions about hospice care

What is hospice care? Expand

Hospice care aims to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of adults and children with a life-limiting condition. It helps people live as fully and as well as they can to the end of their lives, however long that may be.

Hospice care looks after someone’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. This means that hospices provide a wide range of services.

You don’t have to stay at a hospice to access their care - in fact many people receive support from a hospice whilst they are living at home or in a care home.

This holistic approach to care also supports family members and others close to the person who is receiving hospice care. This support is offered during a person’s illness and into bereavement.

Hospice Care is … www.hospiceuk.org/about-hospice-care/what-is-hospice-care

What sort of illness leads to hospice care? Expand

Hospice care is appropriate for anyone who has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, not just those with cancer.

In 2017/18, a third of people admitted to our hospice ward had been diagnosed with conditions other than cancer, such as heart failure, respiratory disease, dementia and motor neurone disease.

When will I need hospice care? Expand

Hospice care is not just about caring for people as they approach death; it is there to support you much earlier in your illness.

When the time is right your GP or other health professional will refer you to our Hospice. This will be when you are thought to have five or fewer years to live.

At this time we are able to better understand your future needs and how we can support you to live as well as possible for the time you have.

Will I have to pay for my care? Expand

All of the hospice services provided by Oakhaven Hospice are free to those who need them.

This is thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, which every year supports us in raising the funds it costs to run our services - since only 11% of our costs are covered by the NHS. Find out more.

Oakhaven Care provides paid home care and live-in care services, however, according to your circumstances, you may qualify for some support. Please speak to Oakhaven Care directly for the latest information on 01590 646440 (Lymington office) or 023 8180 0505 (Totton office)

How do I get a referral to Oakhaven? Expand

Normally referral is from your GP, district nurse or hospital doctor or nurse.

If I am admitted to Oakhaven does it mean that I will not come home again? Expand

The hospice is not necessarily somewhere you come to die. You can be admitted to Oakhaven for a number of reasons. Our aim is to make sure that you live as well as you can throughout your illness. Much of our work on the Inpatient Unit is based on managing your symptoms to make you more comfortable so you are able to return home.

As you near the end of your life, you may be admitted to spend your final days with us. During that time, you may be able to go home for a short time if you are well enough or you may leave the Hospice to spend your last days at home, supported by our community nursing team.

If I am referred to Oakhaven does that mean I will be admitted to the In-Patient Unit? Expand

In most cases you will stay at home and be cared for by your GP and district nurse, with the help and support of our team of community staff including clinical nurse specialists, Oakhaven community registered nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, complementary therapists and counsellors. You may also be referred to our Day Hospice service.

Does it matter where I live? Expand

Usually, patients who are under Oakhaven's care live in the Totton, Waterside and New Forest area, including Lymington, Brockenhurst, Sway, New Milton, Milford-on-Sea and Lyndhurst, but this will be dependent on the location of your GP surgery.

Will Oakhaven offer support to my loved ones? Expand

Yes. Oakhaven believes in caring for the patient and their loved ones, and offers support for them too. Your family may benefit from complementary therapy, counselling, carer days and general support from the whole team.

Planning ahead

Our team offers guidance and support on how to start the conversation about your future care with those close to you.

Find out more

Visiting Oakhaven

We welcome visitors and ask that you adhere to our guidance to support the safety and wellbeing of our patients, staff, volunteers and visitors.

Find out more

Remember someone

There are many touching ways to remember someone special, including our Book of Remembrance, Tree of Life and giving or fundraising.

Find out more

Make a donation

£20 donation
£50 donation
£100 donation
Other donation amount
Donate button

Footer

Sign up to receive our news

Sign up here to receive the latest Oakhaven news, by email or by post.

  • I would like to receive Oakhaven news by email.
  • I would like to receive Oakhaven news by post.

Instagram logoLinkedIn logoFacebook logo

Get in touch

t: 01590 613025 (9am-5pm admin office)
01590 670346 (24hr patient enquiries)
e: info@oakhavenhospice.co.uk (admin office,
not for patient enquiries)

Oakhaven Hospice
Lower Pennington Lane
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 8ZZ

         member of hospice uk

Accessibility options

Copyright © 2025 The Oakhaven Trust – Registered Charity Number 900215 | Website by Northerwood
Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Delivery & Collections

Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}