Palliative care is the active total care applicable from the time of diagnosis, aimed at improving the quality of life of patients and their families facing serious life-limiting illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering from pain and other physical symptoms as well as psychological, social and spiritual distress through socially acceptable and affordable interventions.
In today’s world non communicable diseases like cancer,dementia,renal failure etc are increasing in leaps and bounds and these chronic conditions need a long term care.here comes the role of palliative care, which is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families experiencing problems related to life threatening disease.It is provided through the prevention,assessment and treatment of pain and other physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems.
palliative care is required for patients with a wide range of life -limiting health problems. The majority of adults in need of palliative care have chronic diseases such as cancer, kidney failure,chronic liver disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, dementia, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetic mellitus.
Access to palliative care should be a human right and equity of access to service is a co-concept guiding palliative care policy, the principles of palliative care need to be applied starting from the time of diagnosis in chronic ailments like cancer. As the disease progresses and the impact of curative treatment decreases, the role of palliative care increases. At the end of life palliative care is provided as thermal care extending as bereavement counselling and support for grieving family after the patient’s death.
Palliative life care is not end of life care alone, but end of life care is an part of palliative care.palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life and providing comfort to patients afflicted with all forms of debilitating and life threatening medical conditions by symptom control including pain relief and the minimising of suffering.
PALLIATIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES
We are offering op services from Monday to Saturday 09:30am to 01:30pm.
HOME CARE SERVICES
Home based palliative care services take care to the doorstep of the patient. The provision of palliative care at home is also required as part of the continuum of care for those individuals with terminal illnesses so as to reduce patient hardship and costs associated with repeated admissions. This is where people are most comfortable at the end of their lives,surrounded by their loved ones. Our community based home care system , runs aon 24*7 Manner:We register patients who reside within a 15km radius and the area is divided into 6 routes.Each route is entitled to a specific working day and the patients on each route will be seen on a regular basis depending on their condition as weekly/twice weekly/monthly etc.
DOCTOR’S HOME CARE
We are offering doctor’s home care everyday in a week except Sunday
NURSES HOME CARE
We have experienced team members in nursing care working from morning to evening outreaching their services in different areas of Calicut district from Monday to Saturday
EMERGENCY HOME CARE
On sudden requirement of any medical assistance pre arranged team members secluded for the off days will provide their services .
NIGHT HOME CARE
(around 15km from IQRAA hospital)
VOLUNTEERS HOME CARE
dentification of patients volunteers play an important role in their needs, resource mobilization etc. Post palliative volunteers are from their respective region. They have a good network among the people of that area. Most volunteers in palliative care are trained volunteers. To some extent, they meet the psychological and social needs of the patients and their families.
PHYSIOTHERAPY HOME CARE
Among our patients, the doctor identifies those who need Physiotherapy and then the initial assessment a plan is made for each patients and they are regularly cared for according to the plan.
PSYCHIATRY HOME CARE
Palliative care patient’s or family members with mental challenges are identified and a Psychiatry home visit with a Psychiatrist is conducted once a month.
DENTAL HOME CARE
Our patients with dental problems are identified during regular visits and dental care is delivered to the home as needed.
SPEECH THERAPY HOME CARE
Offering the services of speech therapist under home care services
PSYCHO SOCIAL SUPPORT
Psychosocial support and family education are a critical part of palliative care interventions, as it benefits family members to better understand the patient’s condition and to provide basic care. We have a Social Worker who sees patient’s as needed along with their home care team.
