End-of-life care in Christchurch & surrounding areas
Fully accredited care across Christchurch, Highcliffe, Southbourne, Westbourne & Poole, to support people reaching end-of-life and their families
End-of-life Care
As a person moves towards the end of their life, they may need extra support and care to manage medical conditions so that they can focus on spending more time with their family and on the things they enjoy. We offer end-of-life care in Christchurch & surrounding areas, in line with the Six Steps End-of-Life Accreditation.
In fact, we worked tirelessly to adapt the steps for community-based care and are setting a new standard for end-of-life care across the country.
Our carers are fully trained by our lead nurse to provide clinical care so your loved one doesn’t have to put up with a revolving door of care practitioners. We’re here to offer comprehensive and consistent support to you and your loved one during this challenging time.
What is end-of-life care?
People often don’t understand the difference between end-of-life care and palliative care. Palliative care is for people with life-limiting conditions and is also known as ‘supportive care’. The aim of palliative care is to provide treatment and support to ensure good quality of life. We can provide palliative care at any stage of life.
End-of-life care is specifically tailored for people who have been identified as reaching the end of their life and aims to help them manage physical symptoms and pain, as well as providing emotional, spiritual and psychological support for the individual, their family and friends.
Six-step Accreditation
The Six Steps to Success End-of-Life accreditation is a national scheme designed to support the delivery of high-quality end-of-life care. The steps are:
- Discussions as end-of-life approaches
- Assessment, care planning and review
- Coordination of care
- Delivery of high quality care in domiciliary care organisations
- Care in the last days of life
- Care after death
We follow these six steps in partnership with allied health professions to ensure that end-of-life care meets the needs and requirements of the individual.
End-of-life Care at a glance
Six-steps
accredited
Compassionate and
sensitive carers
Support for
loved ones
Continuity of
care
Nurse led
care
Bespoke advanced
care plan
“Our dad had terminal cancer and had taken a turn for the worse. We needed to get a home care company to care for our dad. We couldn't have given our dad a better end of life in view of care. Our dad loved all of the carers. Their care is so heartwarming to see. The carers became a friendly face to our dad each day and night. I wish I could give Liberty more than 5 stars. For anyone who wants first-class care for their loved ones, Liberty is that care company. The carers are so friendly and so professional they put our dad at ease during his care. If our dad was still alive he would have given Liberty 5 stars. Thank you to you all at Liberty.”
NIge P. - March 2024
