Hospital Care at home

What a humane way to care for someone at the life end.

Elizabeth That sounds like a wonderful solution to a difficult and emotional situation. I've never heard of hospital care at home, it's very reassuring.

In my neck of the woods here, "hospital at home" is encouraged to discharge patients early after major surgery and free a bed. After my knee replacement I was discharged on a Saturday pm and on Sunday am firstly a physio came to assess me and then a nurse. I think that the physio came around 4 days until he was happy that I could cope. The nursing staff came daily for over a week.

The physio was very good, apart from showing me exercises, he did practical things like showing me the correct way to get in and out of a car on the passenger side.

I have had no experience of "end of life" care.

It is so good to hear of this excellent care. When I retired we were in the process of setting up what was then know as a 'virtual ward' and I think these are now being developed all over the country. I hope your BIL is being kept comfortable and all the family are reassured by this. Best wishes.

How wonderful that your sister and her husband are being looked after this way and their wishes granted with regard to Home Care, its good to hear that the Care Team can put the service into operation so quickly in making your BIL comfortable and ease the pressure on your sister.