Comfort and support for patients and families

Going into hospital is daunting. When you’re far from home, like the thousands of Gibraltarians that travel to London for treatment every year, it can be an even tougher experience. Calpe House was set up in 1991 to provide Gibraltarian patients and their families a warm, friendly place they could stay for free, instead of having to organise hotels. The ‘home from home’ was made possible by the generosity of the people of Gibraltar and help from the Gibraltar Government. In 2011, the inside of Calpe House was in desperate need of an update. Kusuma Trust provided £27,240 to fund essential renovations and improve the experience of the hundreds of people who stayed every year. Over the last few years, the original building became too small to cope with demand and Calpe House moved to a larger property in 2018.