Palliative Care
We understand how distressing it can be to see how terminal illness is affecting a loved one. That’s where we can help by providing specialist palliative care support so your family can make the most of your time together.
We believe that offering the care at home allows you to stay in the place you feel most comfortable, surrounded by memories and the people you love. With one-to-one support from a compassionate carer who is experienced in palliative care, you can have specialist support and symptom relief from serious illness, whenever it is needed.
Whether you are looking for a full-time live-in carer or intermittent visits from a local care team, we provide a full range of services for people living with illnesses, such as coping with cancer or nausea and vomiting. Our palliative care specialists follow the national palliative care guidelines. Our palliative care specialists cover all aspects of care including personal care, pain management for neurological and physical symptoms, administering medication, cooking meals, and companionship care.
Everyone is entitled to high-quality palliative care, ensuring the best possible quality of life, and tailored to individual needs and requirements. An involved carer will often stay longer to chat, help around the house, or offer comfort on challenging days and assist with shopping or meal preparation.
At Brook of Life Care, palliative care at home can involve:
- Personal care and assisted living such as assistance with bathing, dressing and toileting
- Assisted living through housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, dusting, changing beds or doing the laundry
- Preparing meals to your tastes, and washing up afterwards
- Running errands to collect prescriptions or food shopping
- Companionship and supporting your independent living at home
- Support with pain management
- 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
- Caring for your pet including feeding and walking.