We provide dementia care in our care home and are working closely with other health care professionals to develop our knowledge and skills and ensure we are as dementia friendly as possible. We understand the specific challenges faced by people living with dementia – our teams are able to provide professional and compassionate support for both our residents and their loved ones.
Palliative (to cloak) means care for an individual who has been diagnosed/is living with a terminal illness, one which cannot be cured. It focuses on relieving any symptoms such as pain or nausea with the aim of optimizing quality of life; for us at the Garth it’s about putting life into days not days into life.
For the team here this care (palliative and EOL) is paramount, we have one chance to get it right and we will strive to achieve this 100% of the time. Our end of life care has been recognised by the Gold Standards framework, a nationally recognised training and accreditation programme. Our palliative and end of life care is outstanding and includes care and support to family and friends.
