Helping families and friends look after their loved ones at home.
Many people, understandably, feel ill-equipped to deal with the issues around the end of life and are concerned that with no clinical knowledge, they will not be able to do what is needed. Many people with life-shortening conditions and their families and friends told us that they are nervous about starting difficult conversations. Others can feel nervous about looking after their loved ones at home.
The Last Days Matter programme answers many questions and concerns patients and families frequently ask. It is a three-hour programme that discusses:
· Planning for the future
· How to care for and accompany someone with a life-shortening condition
· Saying goodbye
· Recognising the signs of dying
· Negotiating the ‘new normal’ after someone has died.