If you are a family member or carer of someone who has been diagnosed with a palliative illness and are living in West Cumbria, then we are here to support you and your loved ones.
We understand how hard it is to come to terms with a palliative diagnosis, both for the patient and the people closest to them, here we try to answer any questions you may have to ensure you get the right support available.
When can I access care for someone who has been diagnosed with a palliative diagnosis?
Our home nursing and support at home services are available to adults with a life-limiting palliative diagnosis approaching the last 12 months of life, whilst our support at home service is the last three months of life.
Our family and bereavement services are available from the point of a palliative diagnosis.
How do I access care for someone who has been diagnosed with a palliative illness?
Home care
Referrals to our home nursing team can be made by anyone if consent has been obtained from the patient or family member, these include:
self-referral
family
neighbour
or any healthcare professional i.e. GP, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care or Community Nurses.
To make a referral, please call Hospice at Home West Cumbria on 01900 705200 or use our contact form.
Family and bereavement and complementary therapies
Our family and bereavement service provides a range of services to patients. Our team offers emotional support and complementary therapies to help with coping, loss, grief, and bereavement. Highly qualified staff can support patients by providing, one-to-one emotional support sessions and group support sessions.
Referrals to our family and bereavement support team and complementary therapies can be made through:
GP
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care
Community Nurses
Family
Self-referral
To make a referral, please call Hospice at Home West Cumbria on 01900 705200 or use our contact form.
Lymphoedema care
Our specialist lymphoedema service provides assessments, delivers appropriate treatments and supports and advises palliative and non-palliative patients, their families and carers. A patient does not have to be diagnosed with a palliative illness to benefit from our specialist lymphoedema services. The lymphoedema service, provided by Hospice at Home West Cumbria, provides treatments for both cancer, and non-cancer related oedemas.
Referrals to our lymphoedema service can be made through:
GP
Clinical Nurse Specialists in Palliative Care
Community Nurses
Any other healthcare professional involved in your care.
Please speak to a healthcare professional involved in the patients care and ask them to make a referral by calling Hospice at Home West Cumbria on 01900 705200 or by using our contact form.
What support is available to me?
Hospice at Home West Cumbria’s family and bereavement service provides a range of services to patients, carers, and their families. These services are available both before and after bereavement. Our team offers emotional support and complementary therapies to help with coping, loss, grief, and bereavement.
If you would like to receive our family and bereavement services, please call Hospice at Home West Cumbria on 01900 705200 or use our contact form.