Palliative Care

The end-of-life care of someone with an advanced progressive illness will include palliative care. If someone has been diagnosed with an illness that can’t be cured then palliative care is to ensure that they are kept as comfortable as possible and are able to die with dignity. This includes pain management and more supportive care as well as providing support for the family and careers to help them cope with their own bereavement. Palliative care should provide the best quality of life for patients and their families.

As a home care provider these are some of the services we offer.

Reminding and assisting with medications
Moving/transferring clients in or/and out of bed
Assisting to wash, help with oral hygiene and shaving
Assisting with dressing/undressing
Preparation of nutritious homemade meals and assisting with feeding.
Assistance with using the toilet, commode or toilet aids
Washing up and other general housework tasks, such as cleaning and ironing
Sorting, washing and drying of clients’ clothing, bedding, towels and other domestic washing
Purchase of items on a shopping list provided by the client
Accompanying the client to a required appointment
Collection and delivery of allowances and pension benefits
Collection of prescriptions