Hospice at Home

Caring for you in the place of your choice 

We know that many people would prefer to die at home, providing you feel safe, your symptoms are well managed and your family and loved ones are well supported.  Our Hospice at Home teams work closely with your GP and District Nurse to make this possible. 

Our compassionate team of healthcare assistants (HCAs) and Nurses are experts in the practicalities and complexities of end of life care and able to support you at the end of your life, to die in your own home if you wish.  

Our skilled HCAs will care for you in your home, with your loved ones and familiar things around you. 

Care when and where you need it

We have expanded our service to provide care throughout the county day and night. 

We know that family carers want to be able to care for the person you love and that this can be hard: sometimes you need a break and sometimes you need support with particular care needs. This is what our teams can offer, whether you need this during the day, or at night, to give you chance to rest and carry on caring.

Having our Hospice at Home team support you with their care, skill and knowledge can help keep you at home, avoid unwanted admission to hospital and help you return home from hospital when admission has been necessary.

Our care is practical and holistic. It might involve keeping you comfortable, ensuring you have the medication you need, providing a hand massage and words of comfort. Our care is focused on you and what you need.

Please note, in order to remain as flexible as possible – to meet the changing needs of patients who are rapidly deteriorating, our Hospice at Home service does not offer fixed visiting times. We will agree with you when you can expect support, for instance mid-morning, late afternoon or early evening and we will always aim to keep you informed when staff are delayed.

Unfortunately we cannot guarantee regular overnight care, we do not offer a regular respite or sitting service, live-in carers or 24-hour care or long-term care packages for people who are chronically ill.

Making a Referral to the Hospice at Home Service 

If the patient is recognised to be approaching the last days of life and requires extra hands-on care overnight. Refer to our Hospice at Home service.

All referrals for our Hospice at Home service need to be made via Cambridge and Peterborough Continuing Healthcare (CHC).

Please complete BOTH forms:  

Please complete a Fast Track CHC form and email this to capccg.newreferrals@nhs.net. AND a Consent Form which must also be completed and returned. Without the consent form the referral will be rejected. This must be obtained (unless a patient lacks capacity in which case the Mental Capacity Act applies and best interest discussions with the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) must take place and be agreed). For further discussion, advice and information please contact our Hospice at Home team.

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