Busselton Hospice Care Inc

At the end of their life, many people express the wish to die at home. This presents their partner, family members and friends – their care network – with an opportunity to spend precious time together, sharing old memories and creating new ones.

As rewarding as this experience can be, it is also equally demanding and, at times, exhausting. It is important people have some preparation for the practical, physical, and emotional demands of caring for a dying person at home. Our Carer Education program offers three, one-hour webinars that provide the fundamental knowledge and practical skills of caring for someone at home who is extremely sick and may die. It also provides strategies for dealing with common end of life symptoms, medications, communicating with health professionals whilst paying close attention to self-care and wellbeing.