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1. What is Hospice and Palliative Care ?
2. Who is eligible for Hospice and Palliative Care ?
3. When does Hospice and Palliative Care start ?
4. What is the unit of care ? Who benefits ?
5. What is the medical care provided by Dean Foundation ?
6. Do you have an inpatient service ?
7. Where and how is Palliative Care given By Dean Foundation ?
8. Do you offer Geriatric care at home ?
9. Do you provide Home Nurses ?
10.Are Caregivers trained ?
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1. What is Hospice and Palliative Care ? |
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It is a philosophy of care that enables people with advanced Cancer, Motor Neuron disease, End-stage diabetes, HIV/AIDs, and other irreversible diseases to regain some control over their lives. Palliative Care seeks to relieve and stabilize the distressing symptoms associated with these illnesses. .
Hospice care is a special way of caring for those facing a life-threatening illness. Hospice services are characterized by a team-oriented approach that includes expert pain and symptom management, along with emotional and spiritual support tailored to the patient's wishes.
The most common misunderstanding about hospice is the belief that a hospice is a "place." In fact, most patients receive hospice care in their own home, although it can be provided in other facilities as well.
Palliative {latin, palliatus, cloaked} mitigating, reducing the severity of; denoting the alleviation of symptoms without curing the underlying disease.
Hospice {latin, hospes, a host, a guest} an institution that provides a centralized program of palliative and supportive services to dying persons and their families in the form of physical, psychological, social and spiritual care.
The Dean Foundation is a non-profit Medical Charitable Trust whose prime objective is to competently and compassionately provide Palliative care for those suffering from incurable illnesses and to end unnecessary suffering, indignity and fear.
The Dean Foundation is a place to go to when someone you care about is faced with a life threatening illness. It is a place to go if you need a friend or a place to talk openly about the struggles in your life.
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2. Who is eligible for Hospice and Palliative Care ? |
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Those who are suffering from irreversible, progressive, incurable and terminal diseases.
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3. When does it start ? |
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Ideally it begins at the moment of diagnosis.
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4. What is the unit of care ? Who benefits ? |
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The patient and his/her loved ones and family.
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5. What is the medical care provided by Dean Foundation ? |
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A treatment plan is drawn with the focus shifting from curing the disease to a plan focused on providing comfort and pain relief.
Practical physical, emotional and social support for patients with limited life expectancy offered without discrimination and with love , acceptance and dignity.
Specially trained staff (consisting of teams comprised of a doctor, nurse, social worker/counsellor and volunteers) who work closely with the patient's primary care physician to oversee their care and treatment.
A focus on controlling pain and other distressing symptoms connected with end-stage disease. This includes the provision of medications, dressing ulcers and bed sores, Ryles tube insertions, administration of IV/subcutaneous fluids, Ascitis tappings, bladder washes and catheterization. Sponge baths, perineum care and eye and oral care also form an integral part of the routine procedures to prevent fungal infections and make the patient as comfortable as possible.
Provide patients with hospital cots, water beds, wheel chairs, bed pans, urinals and commodes.
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6. Do you have an inpatient service ? |
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We currently do not have our own inpatient facility.
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7. Where and how is Palliative Care given By Dean Foundation ? |
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Through our Out Patient Clinc and a Home Based Care Programme.
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8. Do you offer Geriatric care at home ? |
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Yes.
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9. Do you provide Home Nurses ? |
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We do not have our own 24 hour Home Nursing service. However, we shall refer you to those institutions that do.
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10. Are Caregivers trained ? |
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Caregivers are taught how to provide a safe, comfortable environment, help with feeding, bathing, turning and giving medications and anything else that they may be called upon to do. They are also appraised about what medications, therapies, supplies and equipment will be used. Caregivers are further advised to alert Dean Foundation of any changes in the Patient's condition.
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