Hospices care for the whole person, whilst aiming to meet all needs - physical, emotional, social and spiritual. At home, in day care and in the hospice, they care for the person who is facing the end of life and for those who love them. Nearly half of all people admitted to a hospice return home again.
Hospices offer a range of services including:
Hospice staff and volunteers work in multi-professional teams to provide care based on individual need and personal choice, striving to offer freedom from pain, dignity, peace and calm.
For further information on individual hospices please access the links below
What is hospice care?, a public information leaflet produced by Help the Hospices, aims to answer some of the questions that may arise following the diagnosis of a life-limiting or terminal illness.
It explains in clear and straightforward language what hospice care is and how to be referred. It also describes where care is provided and who provides it.