Palliative care, synonymous with end-of-life care, is specialised medical care for people with serious or terminal illnesses such as a type of dementia. The support focuses on providing relief from the symptoms, pain and stress of a serious illness – keeping you as comfortable as possible. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life for both the patient and their family whilst reducing the emotional effects of illnesses.
”We offer a wide range of support to those who need palliative care
Palliative Care At Home
While some receive palliative care at an inpatient hospice or residential nursing home, it is becoming an increasingly popular choice to receive care at home. Many individuals want to stay in an environment where they feel most comfortable; it’s often referred to as hospice care at home. Palliative care at home can involve:
- Personal care and assisted living such as assistance with bathing, dressing and toileting
- Continence care, whether it is changing continence pads or managing a stoma or catheter
- Medication support including prompts or administering medication, even the more complex prescriptions
- Support with pain management
- Help to move around the home, whether it is gentle support or hoisted transfers
- Housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, dusting, changing beds or doing the laundry
- Preparing meals to your taste, and washing up afterwards
- Caring for your pet including feeding and walking
- Running errands to collect prescriptions or food shopping
- Companionship and supporting your independent living at home
Our Palliative Care Services
Deliver Care
We will deliver care in a way that fits with people’s preferences and spiritual requirements, keep them as comfortable as possible, and make sure they have the best quality of life that we can offer. We aim to give clients as much control over how they live their final weeks and days as they would want.
Provide Support
Our carers each respect and understand the need for trust, sensitivity, dignity and personal choice. We provide support for domestic and personal requirements and we will assist with medication needs, and help to manage symptoms where possible.
Stay In Familiar Environment
Many people wish to stay at home in a familiar environment during these hard times, so at Blum Healthcare we offer trained, experienced, compassionate staff who can give personalized care at home from the time of diagnosis until after death.
Emotional Care
We will act as a support system, giving practical advice and emotional care to our client’s family members and friends as they go through the complex and confusing challenges of diagnosis, acceptance, bereavement, and grief.
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We treat our carers like family. Because they are, after all, looking after yours.
