Mount Gambier In Home Hospice Care is dedicated to offering comfort and support to local individuals facing life-limiting illnesses.
Our compassionate team provides practical assistance and emotional guidance to patients, families, and caregivers throughout their palliative care journey, including support with grief and loss. We are committed to enhancing the quality of life for our clients by delivering personalized care in their own homes, free of charge.
Our trained volunteers offer invaluable respite support, providing breaks for caregivers and assisting with various tasks within our care guidelines, ensuring that no one faces their challenges alone. For example:
- Helping clients to live well in their home by providing holistic care that addresses their individual, physical, emotional, social, cultural, or spiritual needs.
- Providing practical, non-medical care and support.
- Assisting and supporting the needs of family, carers and friends throughout the illness, death and bereavement.
- Working collaboratively with local medical and health services, including the Country Connect Palliative Care unit and identified support services.
- Treating people of all ages with respect, dignity, compassion and understanding.
- Ensuring equal access of Hospice care to those in need.
- Recognising and respecting cultural and religious beliefs in relation to death, dying and bereavement.
Referrals to Mount Gambier In Home Hospice Care can be made by General Practitioners, local hospital clinicians, Country Health Connect Palliative Care unit, specialists, allied health professionals or by the patient, their family members or friends.
