Palliative Care at Home
Palliative care is all about enhancing your comfort and overall quality of life when you’re dealing with a serious illness. It’s not just for end-of-life situations—it’s here for you at any stage of your illness, and it works alongside any other treatments you might be receiving.
The goal here is simple: to ease symptoms, diminish pain, and reduce the stress that comes with your medical condition. Whether you need help with personal care, managing your medications, household chores, or just someone to keep you company, our home care services cover all these areas to ensure you feel supported and cared for in your own home.
End of Life Care
Choosing where to spend your final months is a deeply personal decision, and if home is where your heart is, we’re here to make that possible. Our commitment is to provide you and your loved ones with the support and care you need during this time.
We take the responsibility of respecting, protecting, and promoting your dignity very seriously. This means involving you in every step of planning and delivering your care. We recognize the importance of including those close to you in this process, and with your consent, we’ll collaborate closely with anyone you choose to involve.
Our goal is to ensure that our service not only meets your needs but also provides comfort in knowing your loved ones are participating in your care as you wish. We’re here to offer support not just to you, but also to the important people in your life who stand by you.
NHS Continuing Care Funding
You might be eligible for NHS funding to help with your care costs. To access NHS Continuing Care Funding, you need to be assessed as having a ‘primary health need.’ If you qualify, there’s no means test involved. You can find more details in the article linked here.
Don’t forget to also check out the NHS website for additional information. Another fantastic resource is the Care To Be Different website, especially if you’ve faced challenges with your funding application.
And remember, if you do receive NHS Continuing Care funding, you always have the freedom to choose your own care provider.
Putting Your Affairs in Order
We work with a number of people and organisations who can help you put your affairs in order. Some of the more important things to consider are:
Ensuring you have a will in place.
Ensuring you have appointed a person(s) to act as your power of attorney.
Your financial affairs.
Although these are not our areas of expertise, we can signpost you to those who do have expertise in these areas.
FAQs
Our palliative care service covers a wide range of support, from assisting with daily living activities and providing emotional support to ensuring comfort and coordinating with other health services. We focus on enhancing the individual’s quality of life and maintaining their dignity.
We work closely with the individual, their family, and other healthcare professionals to understand the individual’s needs, wishes, and preferences. This information is used to create a care plan that is continually reviewed and adapted as needed.
We understand that palliative and end of life care can be a challenging time for families. We provide support and respite for family members, offer emotional support, and ensure clear communication throughout this period.
Why choose Caremark?
You’ll be in safe hands – our services care for over 14,000 customers.
Personalised care
We provide care that is an individual as you are. You are unique, so your care plan must be too!
Excellent standards
Our quality of care is exemplary. You are extremely important to us, and we care for you like you were our own family.
Cheery visits
We employ our staff based on their personalities – caring, compassionate, cheery and fun!
Allocated Care Assistant
We spend time matching our Care Assistants with our customers and maintaining that pairing.
Family contact
We are open and transparent with family members and share details of each visit when requested.
Confidentiality
Customer confidentiality is extremely important to us. We are fully compliant with GDPR and data protection.