Funding of the Heilwig Foundation Fund – Palliative Care for People with Disabilities

The Heilwig Foundation Fund promotes the comprehensive implementation and expansion of palliative care for people with disabilities in the districts of Traunstein and Berchtesgadener Land. Focused on a dignified and pain-free end of life in a familiar environment, the fund aims to expand existing structures in nursing and disability facilities. The emphasis is on the qualification of staff and hospice volunteers, the establishment and maintenance of regional networks with hospice and palliative care providers, as well as complementary complementary medical measures. Additionally, supervision, coaching, and ethics consultation are supported to ensure professionally sound and empathetic care. Ongoing funding opportunities create space for sustainable projects and the continuous development of palliative services for people with intellectual and other disabilities.

Eligible for funding are non-profit organizations as well as public institutions based or active in the aforementioned districts that submit projects for the implementation or expansion of palliative care. Fundable expenses include networking, further education and training, supervision and coaching, ethics consultation, initiatives for home care of people with disabilities, and complementary medical measures. Applications can be submitted at any time, allowing institutions and associations to respond flexibly to local needs. The goal of the Heilwig Foundation Fund is to strengthen care security at the end of life and to enable people with disabilities to receive professional, empathetic, and interdisciplinary support that preserves their dignity until the very last moment.