End of Life Care
End of life care involves treatment, care and support for people who are nearing the end of their life, it’s an important part of palliative care.
End of life care can help people stay as comfortable as possible during the challenges that confront people towards the end of life. It provides the dying with dignity, enabling them to live out their days in the familiar surrounds of their own home, among the people they love.
End of Life support can help meet a range of needs.
- Palliative care
- Personal care
- Meals and nutrition
- Maintenance of medication schedules
- Domestic assistance and help with household tasks
- Companionship and emotional support
It’s for people who are thought to be in the last year of life, but this timeframe can be difficult to predict. Some people might only receive end of life care in their last weeks or days.
End of life care aims to help you to live as comfortably as possible in the time you have left. It involves managing physical symptoms and getting emotional support for you and your family and friends. You might need more of this type of care towards the end of your life.
End of life care also involves talking to you and your family and friends about what to expect towards the end of your life. The people looking after you will talk to you about your needs and wishes, and make sure they consider what you want in the care they provide.
Ultimately, we all want to end our lives in quiet dignity, free from pain, in a place where we feel at home, surrounded by family or friends.
At Mega Care, our palliative care services are provided with the care, compassion and professionalism that both the service user and their families need during this final challenge in life.
The final stages of one’s life can be even more of an emotionally overwhelming experience for the family of the service user.
At such times Mega Care will be working with other healthcare professionals as needed, to provide a calming environment for the service user relieving suffering as much as possible.
If you would like more information about our end of life care service, we’re here to help or answer any questions you might have. Feel free to contact us.
