Care Planning
Advance care planning is a way for us to understand and record what is important for you and your future care. This gives you the opportunity to think about how you want to be cared for and anything you particularly want to avoid. It also gives you the opportunity to consider who you would like to speak on your behalf should you be unable to make decisions yourself.
This advanced care planning video provides some additional information of the Advance Care Planning process.
We can provide you with a care planning document we use to aid advance care planning for you to read, discuss with your friends and family or other health professionals, and complete at your leisure.
Alternatively, our nurses are also happy to help guide you through this process. Please contact our Nursing Team on 01608 664850 to find out more.
Did you know...?
We are not a nursing home! Shipston Home Nursing is your local hospice at home charity providing free end of life care to patients with incurable illnesses and their families.
Care options and funding
Shipston Home Nursing provides hospice care at home for patients who want to die in their own homes or familiar surroundings. However, this isn’t always an option, or circumstances may change which might mean additional or different care is needed. We have outlined some of the options and what funding may be available. You do not need to pay for the care provided by Shipston Home Nursing – our service is free.
In-patient hospice care
If your preference is to die at home, we will do all we can to support you. In some cases, as your illness progresses, it may not be possible to treat you safely at home. Although this is rare, we work closely with neighbouring hospices that offer in-patient facilities where needed. We will support you and your family and carers to make this move as smooth as possible should it be required.
Non-medical personal care
Depending on your circumstances and needs, you may need more regular non-medical care over an extended period to support with personal and household care. This is often referred to as domiciliary care which is provided by several national and local assisted living services. Providers are registered, approved and subject to inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
You and your family may wish to choose a particular care provider. This could be a Care or a Nursing Agency, which generally charge an hourly fee for the care provided, or a ‘live in’ carer is required the agency may charge a daily or weekly fee. The Care Quality Commission provides an online homecare agency search which includes links to the providers’ latest inspection report.
Residential care
In some cases, patients and families choose residential care as the best option for safe care. In this case, you would live in a purpose built or modified building, supported by nurses and or healthcare assistants. The Care Quality Commission also regulates care homes and provides a useful guide to locate Residential Care Homes.
Shipston Home Nursing is still able to provide hospice at home services to you if you are in a local residential care home. Our care focuses on the particular needs of patients towards the end of life and is separate from the day-to-day nursing support provided in a care home.
If you would like to make a donation, please contact us on 01608 664850 or visit our Donate page to see other ways you can help.
Funding for non-medical or residential care
Shipton Home Nursing hospice care is free of charge whatever your circumstances.
However, residential and non-medical care may need to be self-funded depending on your situation. Some people with long-term complex health needs qualify for free social care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. This is known as NHS Continuing Health Care and is explained in more detail in our resources section.
If you need advice about funding, you can speak to your GP, district nurse, Citizens’ Advice or Macmillan (for cancer-related care needs).
