What is the Hospice at Home service?
The Hospice at Home Team provides an extension to St Wilfrids existing services with hands on care and support being offered to those who wished to be nursed at home. The care provided may prevent admission to an inpatient unit, offer respite for carers, manage crisis during an illness or provide end of life care.
The service started in May 2009 and provides qualified and support nursing staff who visit patients at intervals between 08.00 – 21.30hrs and overnight visits between 22.00hrs and 07.00hrs, 7 days a week. This service is in addition to the advisory and supportive role performed by the Clinical Nurse Specialist Team
A team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants, all trained and supported by the hospice, provide:
- Hands on specialist and supportive palliative care in the home
- A rapid Response Service
- Support for carers
- An increase in patient choice in where they are cared for and where they wish to die.
We provide respite visits day and overnight to enable carers to take a break and assist in the immediate support and care of patients who wish to be discharged from hospital/hospice to home.
We work collaboratively and in conjunction with all other health, social and voluntary service providers as required by working alongside other existing community services.
Many of our patients are already supported by community nurses, community matrons, out of hour’s services and others. We offer different aspects of care and can either share the care of the patient, provide the total care needs or support other teams as necessary.
How is the service funded?
The hospice at home Team is currently funded solely by the hospice and therefore, we rely heavily on the generosity of the general public, corporate and individual supporters.
