We provide end of life care at home to people in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. This includes working with private clients to deliver private end of life care as well as public sector representatives.
What do we mean by end of life care services?
End of life nursing care at home is similar to palliative care but focuses on the support we give each person and their family during their final days. Our nurses can provide all the clinical services normally available in hospital in the comfort of familiar surroundings with family and friends close by.
If you are looking for longer-term palliative care? Find out about our at-home palliative care services here.
End of life care supports both physical and emotional concerns, including complex care, in the last days, weeks, or months of life.
Having a specialist nurse to provide end of life care services at home allows people the choice of coming home from the hospice, care home, or hospital to spend their final days in the way they wish, supported by appropriate care to manage pain and other symptoms.
Our end of life care services
At the Guild, we can provide one specialist or a team of nurses and carers at home to make someone’s last days or months as comfortable, peaceful, and pain-free as possible. Whenever you need us, and for as long as you need us, we are ready to:
- Advise on practical aspects of care, including specialist equipment for the home
- Assess and understand each person’s needs
- Enable families and friends to spend quality time at home with their loved ones
- Manage breakthrough pain and ensure the correct dosage and timely delivery of any medicines
- Support rapid discharge from hospital, care home or hospice, allowing loved ones to be cared for at home quickly and safely
- Provide personalised support during someone’s final days or weeks
- Work with GPs, palliative care teams, and district nurses/public health nurses to ensure holistic support for patients and their families
