End of life care (palliative care) provided by Carers at Home

End of life care is providing support to those that are in the final stages of their life. This can be either through home care visits or live-in care. The idea behind end of life care is to make the last weeks as comfortable and dignified as possible.

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We will always follow the wishes of the client and work alongside the family to make the time as peaceful as possible.

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End of life care can last anything from a few weeks up to around one year. The need for care is usually brought on due to illness such as deterioration of dementia, Cancer or other incurable illness.

Some of the service we provide during end of life care or palliative care are;

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• Assistance with medication, including pain relief
• Assistance with personal care (see personal care section)
• Shopping
• Cooking meals and assistance with feeding
• Light domestic duties
• Companionship
• Food / hydration monitoring

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