Palliative care
What is palliative care?
Palliative care is specialised medical support intended to improve the quality of life for those with serious illnesses like cancer or heart failure.
It addresses targeted relief for symptoms and complements curative treatments, helping to alleviate the stress of the illness for both patient and their family.
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Palliative care, tailored to your needs
Our specialist palliative care allows your family to make the most of your time together.
Palliative 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 has been trained in end-of-life care, you can have specialist support and symptom relief from serious illness, whenever it is needed.
Palliative care can support you with:
Personal care
We can assist with all aspects of personal and continence care, from managing a stoma or a catheter to helping with bathing and dressing
Preparing meals
A palliative carer can cook healthy, balanced meals to ensure you’re getting all the nutrients you need, and prepare your favourite meals and snacks
Valued companionship
Having a friendly, trusted companion can go a long way to supporting your emotional well-being, as well as being a source of comfort and reassurance
Mobility support
Our carers receive full training in providing safe and practical mobility support, helping you to move around your home securely and confidently
Administering medication
Your palliative carer can assist with medication support – whether that’s collecting it for you, organising it or actually helping administer it
Symptom management
Our palliative carers are trained to help you manage any painful symptoms you may be living with, allowing you to live in comfort
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The benefits of home care
At Gold Cross Care, we firmly believe that home is the best place to receive palliative care.
In our 35 years of providing person-centred home care, we’ve found that our customers truly appreciate being able to remain in the home that they love while receiving empathetic palliative care. Staying at home means you can continue enjoying your normal routines, home comforts and familiar sights and sounds.
When should I have palliative care?
Palliative care can be offered at any point after a terminal diagnosis, including alongside other treatments, therapies and medicines aimed at controlling your illness.
Palliative care differs from end of life care in that it can sometimes last for years, so it can be difficult knowing when to start seeking palliative care. Our care experts can recommend a palliative care package to suit your needs, and you can also consult your GP to discuss your care requirements.
How soon can palliative care be arranged?
With long-term illnesses, symptoms can change rapidly and care needs can be urgent.
We offer emergency home care and respite live-in care and in many cases, we can begin arranging care within 24 hours of your initial call. This is especially useful if your situation doesn’t allow you to plan ahead. If you are currently in hospital or a residential setting, your local dedicated care manager can help your move back home.
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