Living at Home?

Many patients would prefer to live at home and retain their independence. So when patients are referred to the Hospice, they are individually assessed - to control their medical needs and to assess whether they would be able to manage at home.

We have an assessment room set up like a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom to see how patients cope. Or whether they could cope with the help of a special aid. Then the Occupational Therapy team will help arrange that.

Or it may be that they could cope with the help of Meals on Wheels, or someone to help them dress or even a Benefit that would help pay for a taxi so that they could go shopping for themselves. Our Care Manager will help coordinate that.
 
To many people's surprise over 50% of all the patients admitted to the In-Patient ward do go home.

Then we will keep in touch with them medically when they visit the Day-Care Unit.