Palliative Care at Home
We understand the intricacies and challenges of supporting a loved one with an advanced or life-limiting illness. Every day, our palliative care teams support clients and their families during this difficult time by giving them the opportunity to spend their last stages or final moments in their own home, surrounded by the people and things that they love.
Understanding the Palliative Care available to you or your loved ones
At Prestige Inhome Care, we can help facilitate the same level of support you would receive in a hospice or in a hospital, but provide you with more flexibility and choice. We do this by working alongside your GP and community palliative care team to provide a level of care that helps people stay at home.
Fulfilling a loved one’s wish to live out their days at home can be stressful, demanding and often overwhelming. The team at Prestige Inhome Care take care of everything so you can focus on things that are most important to you.
Palliative Care Services
Our Palliative Care Teams provide the following support services and more four our clients living with a life-limiting illness:
Personal Care
Showering, dressing, toileting and hygiene.
Support with medications
Assist with prompting medications - where a registered nurse is on shift, medication can be administered.
Domestic Support
Meal preparation, cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening, and pet care.
Respite Care
We can help with a much-needed break or emergency relief for family carers. Overnight care is also available.
Nursing
Medication and symptom management, care advice and support for you and your loved ones during this time.
Transport
Transport to medical appointments or for social outings or shopping.
The Prestige Approach To Palliative Care
Medically Sound
Supported by our clinical team who have extensive palliative experience & knowledge to deliver the highest quality care, our care team works in conjunction with your community palliative care team, multidisciplinary teams, specialists, hospitals and anyone involved.
Choice Of Caregivers:
Endeavour to match our experienced palliative carers and nurses to specific clients’ requests and needs; i.e. gender/ religion/ language/ experience, etc.
Provide Comfort And Assist With Pain Management:
Provide medication support, support symptom management, like supporting pain management or nausea including around-the-clock nursing-type care for the client with high-support needs.
Experienced And Specifically Trained Nurses
Highly experienced and trained in the intricacies of palliative care; assess, plan and administer daily treatment and manage symptoms. The Care team will be specifically trained according to the client’s situation, condition and needs.
Shared Care Facilitation
We work alongside hospice and community palliative services such as community care teams, doctors, surgeons, Pal Care Australia, Bethlehem, Cabrini and Eastern palliative care team to provide seamless care and support in line, under a shared care model.
Client Centred Care
Every aspect of our in-home palliative care is tailored to the unique needs of your loved one that will meet their physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs. Giving you or your loved one the choice to pass away at home.
Partnerships offering financial benefits
Established partnerships with many allied health professionals and equipment providers e.g. Statewide, Independence Australia, aidacare; assisting with cheaper rates and reduced waiting times for equipment.
Flexible
Start, stop and change care and/or carers, or move to hospital or hospice at any time for any reason. Your not locked into a set number of hours; i.e. increase or decrease as needed or even cancel at last minute if circumstances change.
Supporting Family And Loved Ones
Understanding support to family members and loved ones during this difficult time; from hospitality, house work and meal preparation to organising bereavement services.
What is the Prestige Inhome Care Process?
Our Palliative Care is unique and personalised to suit you or your loved one’s needs. This is how the program works:
Call our experienced team on 1300 10 30 10 to discuss your needs and current situation.
We’ll organise a free, no-obligation in-home consultation with you and your family members. Your Case Manager will conduct a care needs assessment and develop a tailored care plan.
You will be connected with one of our Client Service Coordinators who will look after your rostering requirements and will be responsible for matching your loved one’s care needs with the most suitable nurses and carers.
You will be assigned a Prestige Case Manager who will establish a unique and flexible care program that is personalised to meet your needs. Your Case Manager will check-in with you regularly to ensure you are completely satisfied with both the care and your team.
Speak to Our Care Specialists
Where necessary, we can arrange palliative care services to start on the very same day. To learn more about receiving palliative care with Prestige Inhome Care, call 1300 10 30 10 to have your Palliative Care questions answered and organise a FREE, no obligation in-home consultation.