Is Palliative Day Care available to me?
When is Day Care available?
What happens in Day Care?
What facilities are available?
How do I get there?
Do I have to pay to attend?
How can I contact you?
Is Palliative Day Care available to me?
It is available to you if you have specialist palliative care needs, live in the Mid West area and your GP/Consultant feels you would benefit from our services.
You will have an initial assessment by a nurse from our Hospice at Home service or the Specialist In-patient Unit.
When is Day Care available?
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Dates of attendance are pre-arranged with our Day Care Coordinator or staff nurse.
What happens in Day Care?
On your first visit we will show you around and explain all our services, therapies and activities available. We will give you all the information you want. We want your experience of Day Care to be relaxing and for you to be fully supported by our staff.
What facilities are available?
We can facilitate up to 10 people daily and offer the following care:
Nursing assessment and care
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapy
Complementary Therapy
Art Therapy
Music Therapy
Daily Mass
Pastoral Care
Social Work and Counselling Support
Dietetics
Chiropody
Horticulture
Baths, Jacuzzis and showering facilities
Hairdressing
Recreational art and social activities
Computing
Refreshments and lunch (special diets catered for).
We want you to come to Day Care in order to improve the quality of your life, maintain, improve or learn new skills and take a well-deserved break dedicated to you.
How do I get there?
Our clients arrive in very different ways – some drive themselves, others come by taxi or get someone to drop them off. If you are unable to make your own transport arrangements we do have a wheelchair accessible bus that can collect and return you from and to your home. The service is limited and does not cover the whole Mid West region.
Do I have to pay to attend?
No. Attendance is free of charge. The services we offer are funded through the HSE and through the continued and generous support of our community to our Fundraising Department
How can I contact you?
If you have further questions for us please ring 061 485 800 and ask for the Palliative Day Care Centre.
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