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Palliative Care Services

Managing a life-limiting illness can be challenging, especially for those choosing to stay at home for their care.  

If you or a loved one have a terminal illness, a life limiting chronic disease or are approaching the end of life, Vital offers personalised Palliative Care at home to help you manage the physical, practical and mental strain during this time.  

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What is Palliative Care?

Palliative care is person and family-centred care provided for a person with an active, progressive, advanced disease, who has little or no prospect of cure and is expected to die from it, or to an older adult nearing the end of life due to age-related decline. The primary goal is to provide comfort and optimise that person’s quality of life.

A key component of Palliative Care is ‘End-of-Life Care’, when a person is rapidly approaching death. Since the needs of that person and their carers rise at this time, it requires intensive services and support to ensure high quality, coordinated care from everyone in the Palliative Care and health services team. End-of-life care also takes into account the terminal phase; when the patient is recognised as imminently dying or has died and extends to bereavement care.  

Whatever a person’s stage, Vital’s Palliative Care specialist services are designed to help them feel as comfortable as possible living with a life-limiting or terminal illness, or when entering their final days.  

Personalised Home Palliative Care Services from Vital  

At Vital, we believe that home is where the heart is. Receiving Palliative Care at home means our clients are comfortable and relaxed, feel safe in their own space surrounded by their belongings and memories.  

Whether you need end-of-life support or help managing a life limiting chronic illness, our Palliative Care nurses ensure you receive the required care in line with your wishes. Your bespoke service includes a personalised care plan and support from a team of specialist caregivers, highly experienced and compassionate, on-hand to help you when you need it most.  

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Vital Home Health Services Palliative Care Programs

Palliative Care identifies and treats symptoms which may be physical, emotional, spiritual or social. Because our service is based on individual needs, each Palliative Care Program and plan will differ but may include: 

  • Relief of pain and other symptoms e.g. vomiting, shortness of breath 
  • Resources such as equipment needed to aid care at home 
  • Assistance for families to come together to talk about sensitive issues 
  • Planning for future medical treatment decisions and goals of care 
  • Links to other services such as home help and financial support 
  • Support for people to meet cultural obligations 
  • Support for emotional, social and spiritual concerns 
  • Counselling and grief support 
  • Referrals to respite care services 

Palliative Care is a family-centred model of care, meaning that family and carers also receive practical and emotional support. 

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Palliative Care

Steps to Receiving Palliative Care at Home

If circumstances change or you want to adapt your support service, you can do so at any time. All our Palliative Care Services are flexible and designed to support you at all stages of your journey.

Step 1 to Receiving Chronic Disease Management Support

Obtain a referral from your GP for Palliative Care/

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Step 2 to Receiving Chronic Disease Management Support

Vital Registered Nurses and Palliative Care CNC assesses your needs, wishes and living circumstances.

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Step 3 to Receiving Chronic Disease Management Support

Our team creates your in-home personalised Palliative Care plan with you.

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Palliative Care Services

An experienced Palliative Care nurse or caregiver provides support as per your consent and needs.

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Benefits of Choosing Vital for your
Palliative Care Services

At Vital Home Health Services, person-centred care lies at the heart of everything we do.

Whatever the situation or stage of your journey, your personalised Palliative Care service is tailored to meet your medical needs and care preferences from the comfort of home.

The benefits of home Palliative Care Services from Vital include:  

  • High-quality, people-centred care and services delivered in your home or place of residence  
  • A team of experienced and qualified caregivers providing consistent care and support 
  • Flexible support services you can adapt as your illness progresses or situation changes 
  • A trusted, accredited provider with over 30 years’ industry experience  

For four decades, Vital palliative community nurses have supported thousands of patients with compassionate support and end-of-life care in NSW and beyond.  

We are here for you – however you need us.  

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Explore the Palliative Care Services our
Caring Team Provides

personal-care

Personal care such as washing & feeding

pain-management

Pain management

Medication management

Social care (such as emotional support and conversing)

Auxiliary care (such as shopping & transportation)

Symptom management

Constipation management

Continence management

Spiritual support

Support for family members

Domestic care (such as cleaning and preparing meals)

Mouth care and prevention of ulcers

Pressure area care

Wound management including complex wounds

Psychological support

Bereavement counselling

Affirming the end of life process

Planning care (such as coordinating support)

Palliative Care FAQs

A Palliative Care nurse is responsible for looking after the physical and emotional needs of someone with a chronic disease or terminal illness, helping them stay comfortable while also supporting their family and loved ones. This includes collaborating with the client’s GP and multidisciplinary team to assist with managing medications – oral, subcutaneous and syringe driver administration – to effectively control their symptoms.  

End-of-life care is a component of Palliative Care, but they are not one and the same thing. Palliative Care refers to the broader services offered to people living with a chronic illness, which might include end-of-life care as someone approaches their final weeks or days.  

Our Palliative Care specialists can visit you in the home, a hospital, nursing home or residential aged care facility. Wherever you reside, our team delivers the same high-quality care and personalised support to suit your situation. 

Palliative Care at home is when a trusted health care service provider visits you or your loved ones at home and assists with day-to-day tasks, managing the palliative symptoms or providing emotional and physical support during the final moments of life. Palliative symptom management includes interventions such as pain management, bowel management, and pressure area care to enhance the client’s comfort and quality of life.  

There are many things to consider when looking for the right Palliative Care provision for you and your family. Here are our top 7 questions to ask:  

  1. What care services do they provide?  
  2. Who is included in the healthcare team?  
  3. What accreditations and certifications do the home care service provider have?  
  4. Are they a compassionate team of carers?  
  5. What fees and funding can they help you access?  
  6. Are they a NDIS approved provider?  
  7. What is the overall reputation of the home care service provider? 

If you need Palliative Care Services or want more information on how to get Palliative Care at home, contact your GP, Nurse, Aboriginal Health Worker or Hospital Liaison Officer for more information. You can also contact Vital Home Health Services here.  

Additionally, visit the Palliative Care Australia NSW website for information and helpful contact details.