Nursing Care
Hospice at Home’s nursing service provides high quality, individualised nursing care for adults aged eighteen years and over who have a life limiting illness.
Nursing Care
Many people express the wish to die at home but difficult circumstances can sometimes lead to admission to hospital or other places of care. This can cause distress to both patients and their family members/carers. Hospice at Home endeavours to provide as much nursing care as possible, especially in the last few days of a patient’s life, to support them in their wish to be cared for at home and prevent unwanted admission.
"You were the first to offer help at a time when we were struggling to cope, giving us the opportunity to enjoy for longer our time together. Knowing now how short that time would be, your help and support was our lifeline."
Nursing care is delivered by Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants.
Referrals can be made by patients, relatives, carers and professionals by ringing 01228 608942.
Nursing care can be provided over a period of hours, days, weeks or months and is based upon individual need. Members of the nursing team have expertise in providing palliative care, which includes physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional support, in the following ways;
- By supporting family members/carers to continue to care for the patient.
- By providing periods of time to enable family members and carers to have time to themselves. This might be during the day, overnight or a combination of the two.
- By providing nursing care at end of life.
What happens at a referral?
When an individual is referred to the nursing service a member of the nursing team will visit them to introduce the service. In situations where this is not practical, a member of the team will contact the patient or family member/carer to agree a plan of care.
Hospice at Home nursing care complements the care provided by other services and is not a replacement for it. Whilst Hospice at Home always attempts to provide as much care as possible, there may be occasions when it is not entirely possible to provide all that is desired. In these instances, patients and family members/carers are informed of this as early as possible.
Referrals can be made by health and social care professionals, third sector care providers and by the patient, a family member or carer.
Contact Telephone Number 01228 608942
Have you received care from our Nursing service?
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