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Hospice Palliative Care
What is Hospice Care?
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A support and care services for people with life limiting diseases which may no longer be responsive to cure-oriented therapies, such as cancer and chronic obstructive airway disease.
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Services are provided by a team of multi disciplinary professionals including doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, spiritual counsellors and volunteers.
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Offers holistic care for the person approaching end of life and their family, including physical, emotional and spiritual support.
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Emphasise pain and symptom relief, so that a person may live the last days of life, with dignity and comfort.
What is Palliative Care?
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Aims to relieve pain and distress, not limited to a certain diagnosis or stage of illness
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Not only practiced in a hospice or palliative care unit. But a palliative care team can also be consulted to alleviate a person's discomfort in any setting.
ˇ§Hospice and Palliative Careˇ¨ provides the following range of services
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Home Care: Medical and support services for patients who are staying at home.
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In-patient care: Medical and support services within a speicalised unit in a hospital or independent hospice center.
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Out-patient clinic & Day care: Services provided in a specialised unit or clinic where patients come for therapy, activities or counseling during the day.
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Bereavement support: Counseling and support to families who are facing death of a loved one; this service may be received from any hospice units, hospital and the community. (eg: the Jessie and Thomas Tam Centre)
The charges on ˇ§Hospice and Palliative Careˇ¨ services:
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The charge is the same as other services in Hospital Authority
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The current in-patient charge is HK$68 per day.
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The home visit and day care fee is HK$60 per visit.
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The out-patient clinic is HK$60 per visit.
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