Palliative Care at Home

What is palliative care at home?

If you or a family member are suffering with a terminal condition or illness it is often a difficult time for both you and your loved ones. For those with a life threatening illness, being at home within familiar surroundings, having the opportunity to be close to family, friends and pets and enjoying favourite meals can provide contentment and happiness at the time you need it most.

Novus Care’s end of life carers aim to support you during this challenging time and ensure that you remain comfortable within your own home environment. Our end of life carers, through their experience and sensitivity, will work to support you and your loved ones through the end of life experience to ensure you receive the highest quality of life possible. We will work with you and your family to put in place a flexible care plan that adapts to your requirements as and when they change and will work in partnership with other health care professionals to ensure a consistent & seamless approach to your care.

What is the difference between end of life and palliative care?

End of life care is for care and support for those who are in the last few months or years of their life or if their treatment hasn’t worked. End of life carers ensure loved ones enjoy the highest quality care and support and spend their remaining days living with dignity all in the comfort of their own home.  They may receive palliative care before this over many months, but they are likely to need the most care as they are approaching their remaining time.

What are the benefits of having in home end of life carers?

Research has proven that given the choice the majority of us would choose to remain in our own home rather than a hospice or nursing home. After all, home is where the heart is and one of the main benefits of having end of life carers is allowing you or your loved one to spend their remaining days at home with the care and support of a professional end of life carer who is specialised in providing end of life care.

• Helps loved ones live as normal a life as possible
• External care professionals are able to visit
• Reassuring for families as are end of life carers are there 24/7
• One-to-one personalised care
• Palliative care at home provides, privacy, confidentiality and ultimately peace of mind
• They are in a familiar surroundings rather than a foreign environment which can cause stress and anxiety

About our end of life carers

Our home care agency is regulated by the care quality commission and our service is fully regulated which means all our end of life carers are directly employed and managed by our care agency. Our home care services are completely bespoke and can be changed as and when required. Our home care options are:

Visiting care: Our home care visits start from just 30 minutes. Whether you are just looking for someone to pop in regularly to administer medication, check all is well, be there overnight or  just be there when you can’t – then our visiting care service can help.

Live in care: If you’re looking for someone to be there around the clock then our live in care service can help. Your live in carer will be specialised in palliative care but we will also match hobbies and interest and personality as close as we possible can as their carer is not only there to care and support them but also be there companion. Read more about live in care here.

Respite care: If you are the main care giver and you’re looking to take a break then our respite home care service can help. Whether you’re looking to take a break for a few days or go on holiday – then a respite carer can step in and follow existing routines.

Call us today to discuss end of life care and palliative care at home

If you’re looking for palliative or end of life carers at home – we’re here to help. Call our friendly palliative care team today on  0800 138 4030 or email: [email protected]