When facing a life-threatening illness, palliative care services at home can provide a vital lifeline of support for clients and their families.
At Greenwood Homecare, our palliative support aims to help clients experience the best possible quality of life.
Using skills gained from many years of experience, our carers tailor their support to the individual’s needs. We aid in the prevention and relief of pain and suffering, while offering holistic help to support the overall wellbeing of clients and their families.
Palliative care is a specialised type of care to relieve the symptoms of a terminal illness. It aims to enhance the person’s comfort and wellbeing by taking care of the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of end-of-life care.
Unlike curative care, which focuses on the treatment of the illness, palliative care addresses symptoms and stresses caused by the illness by providing practical help and emotional support to patients and their families.
Palliative care can be requested at any stage of a serious illness and is not limited to end-of-life situations.
If you are looking to arrange palliative care for a loved one, home care can be a way to help them stay as comfortable as possible, while ensuring they receive the support they need.
Home care offers greater flexibility than moving into a care home, allowing care to be tailored to the individual’s needs and schedule. You can manage your own symptoms when possible, but have someone on hand to provide care when you need it. Patients are surrounded by their own belongings and family and friends can visit at any time.
Home care also provides invaluable peace of mind for family members. With options for live-in care available, you can rest assured that someone is always on hand should the person need to go into hospital due to a decline in their health.
We provide a range of services specifically tailored to meet the needs of people requiring palliative care. This may include:
At Greenwood Homecare, we provide care at home for people facing an uncertain future. Dealing with a life-threatening illness takes a heavy emotional toll on patients and their families. Our highly trained carers have many years’ experience in providing compassionate and personalised care and can help to share the load of worry and distress that comes with a terminal diagnosis.
A carer who gets to know their client and family well can become a confidante to discuss the harder parts of serious illness, other than those a patient may wish to discuss with a doctor or their nurses. They can also speak to medical professionals on the patient’s behalf to help optimise their treatment.
For example, if pain relief medication is not effective, a carer can speak to medical professionals involved in the patient’s care to ensure that they can access other treatment options. Our priority is always to ensure the individual’s wishes are met and that they are as comfortable as possible.
At Greenwood Homecare, we are here to support you with an option that helps you meet your loved one’s emotional support needs, as well as their medical needs. Arranging care is easier than you think – simply contact us using the form below and we will organise a care assessment.
One of the biggest benefits of choosing palliative care at home is that it provides the care a person needs in the comfort of their own familiar surroundings.
Patients are surrounded by their own belongings, and family and friends can visit at any time, to keep the patient company.
Having palliative care at home gives the ultimate flexibility to a care plan. Homecare allows patients to manage their own symptoms when possible, but have someone on hand to provide care when they need it.
With options for live in palliative care available, you can have someone on hand should the person need to go into hospital due to a decline in their health.
Alternatively, if they are feeling well enough, a carer can take them out into the community to enjoy their favourite activities and support them while they do so.
The aim is to ensure a good quality of life, not just look at people living with a terminal illness as beyond hope or laughter.
In fact, there are several studies that show the benefit of being able to access people’s usual community experiences.
Not only can palliative care professionals assist with health concerns of their patients, a carer can also provide support with emotional suffering.
When facing serious illness and/or death in their near future a person may treat those closest to them kindly, not wanting to burden them with the pain, worry and emotional distress that comes with a terminal diagnosis.
A carer is someone outside of the family who can keep professional at what can be a trying time. A carer can become a confidante to discuss the harder parts of serious illness, other than those they may wish to discuss with a doctor or their nurses.
In essence, managing the health of a palliative care, including the pain is only one part of this type of service. Quality care means treating patients with deference where possible, and allowing them to take control of their own health decisions.
Giving someone autonomy over their own care can help them feel in control of their life.
Not only can Greenwood Homecare provide care at home for those facing an uncertain future, they can also speak to medical professionals on the patient’s behalf to help optimise their treatment.
For example, if pain relief medication is not effective, the carer can speak to the medical professionals involved in the patient’s care to ensure that they can access other treatment options.
Specialists in palliative care will have undergone extensive training and therefore may be aware of options that you may not have considered when it comes to medication or treatment.
This does not mean a carer cannot cope with complex health needs, however. Whether it’s palliative nursing care for dementia you need, or you’re suffering with a complex health condition that requires specialist training to handle, nursing professionals are able to provide treatment and care without needing to be in a hospice environment.
If you’re worried about how to pay for palliative care services, you may be interested to learn that there are options open to you. Whether you’re worried about whether you have enough income to pay for your loved one’s care, or want to know about means tested funding options that could help you access care services for your loved one, Greenwood Homecare Can help.
If you provide details of income, we could help you plan ahead for the financial cost, so your loved one can receive palliative care at home without financial worry.
Here at Greenwood Homecare, we are ready and waiting to assist you in getting your loved one the palliative care they need. Why not get in touch to arrange the very best of care for your loved one at home, a great alternative to a care home.
Palliative care supports individuals facing serious illnesses. These can include:
A range of symptoms can be managed with palliative care, including pain, fatigue, nausea and emotional distress.
While palliative care is often associated with end-of-life care, it is not exclusively for those in the final stages of their illness. Palliative care can be put in place at the time of diagnosis and it can continue alongside other treatments.
While pain relief and making patients as comfortable as possible can be a key part of palliative care, this type of care takes a more holistic approach to look after the emotional, spiritual and physical wellbeing of the patient and those close to them. As well as managing symptoms, a palliative carer may support by speaking with a patient and their family and ensuring their emotional and practical needs are met.
If you’re worried about how to pay for palliative care services, you may be interested to learn that there are options open to you. Whether you’re worried about how to pay for your loved one’s care, or want to know about means tested funding options that could help you access care services, Greenwood Homecare can help.
We could help you plan ahead for the financial cost, so your loved one can receive palliative care at home without financial worry.
Palliative care supports individuals facing a terminal illness to enjoy a better quality of life and make the most out of time with friends and family. It helps with the management of symptoms and pain, while providing valuable emotional and spiritual support.
Palliative care at home allows individuals to stay in familiar, comfortable surroundings, while ensuring their care needs are met.
Here at Greenwood Homecare, we are ready and waiting to assist you in getting your loved one the palliative care they need. Please get in touch with us and we will be happy to discuss your circumstances further.
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