End of Life / Palliative Nursing

Given the choice, 75%  of people would prefer to stay at home to die (National Audit Office, November 2008)

Since 1962, Consultus' Care and Nursing teams have helped thousands of people to achieve their wish of receiving end-of-life care in the privacy of their own home. Our experienced Live in Nurses continue to provide their Clients with the choice of high quality, palliative home nursing, whatever their condition.

Consultus Nurses will:

• Ensure their Client's dignity and self-respect are maintained at all times
• Provide a personalised care plan that will take into account their Client's needs, preferences and choices
• Provide their Client with relief from pain and other distressing symptoms
• Offer continuity of care
• Integrate the social, psychological and spiritual aspects of their Client's care
• Liaise closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best support systems are put in place
• Enable their Client to lead as active a life as possible
• Promote their Client's independence, whenever feasible
• Offer a support system to help the family cope throughout the Client's illness and during the family's bereavement