Hospice at Home

The Hospice At Home Service makes it possible for patients to spend the end stage of their illness in their own homes or another community setting, if they wish. This can help to prevent an unwanted hospital admission.

Cotswold Care Hospice at Home Service is a team of nurses with special skills who provide specialist palliative nursing care to patients in the community. The nurses can also offer some much-needed support for carers by providing some shorter episodes of care in situations, which are proving complicated for families and carers. The team has the benefit of some trained volunteers who befriend and offer practical support to the patient and family to enable carers to have a short break away during the day.

A nurse co-ordinator from the Service is always on call – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to support the Primary Care Team, the Hospice At Home staff, and the families involved. Working closely with local District Nursing and GP teams, Macmillan Nurses and Social Services, we provide integrated and collaborative care.

For further information please contact Sian Cole , Rosemary Bradbeer or Doreen Fletcher.

“It’s local, it’s reliable and as well as continuity of care you get really good communication with the nurses. It’s an excellent service” District Nurse

“In my experience, people die peacefully” Hospice At Home Nurse