| What are the services Hospice at Home provides? |
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Hospice at Home provides the same services as a hospice with a building.
Day and Night Nursing is available to adults in their own homes. Experienced nurses stay with the patient and family for extended periods during the day or all night, giving nursing care and support. Day Care is an opportunity for patients to have a day out and the relatives or carers to have a day off. Day Care offers company, support, counselling, massage and aromatherapy, as well as craft work of various kinds. Morning coffee, a pleasant lunch and afternoon tea are supplied. Support Groups exist to help carers and bereaved people. They offer a range of formal and informal sessions designed to assist people to access help and support, coupled with an open session where everybody is welcome to come along. The Medical Director is available to visit patients at home and advises patients, families and colleagues on all aspects of palliative care, working closely with General Practitioners. Lymphoedema Service treats the swellings that can be a side effect of cancer or cancer treatments. Bereavement Advice and Support is available at Support Groups or by appointment. Complementary Therapies are available to patients, carers and bereaved people at a variety of locations. Living for Today is a programme developed to help patients and their carers to cope after receiving a diagnosis of a non-curable, life limiting illness. |
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