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Day Hospice
St. Luke’s Day Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people with progressive life limiting threatening illness. Attending St. Luke’s Day Hospice gives you space and time for yourself to either explore your creative side, maybe just sit and relax and enjoy the companionship of other Day Hospice guests; you can have a tasty home cooked meal; try a complementary therapy. If you have concerns about your illness you may wish to spend time talking with our medical staff. St. Luke’s offers you a supportive environment with tailor made care to suit your individual needs. Services
St. Luke’s Day Hospice offers ten places a day, four days a week. Appointments are available for our Out-patients day. The Day Hospice opens at 10.00 am and closes at 3.30 pm. All the services including meals and refreshments are provided free of charge. The Day Hospice has a spacious lounge with recliner seating. To promote privacy and comfort we have a Doctor’s Consulting Room, a separate treatment room, a Complementary Therapy Room and a Hairdressing Room. Day Hospice guests attend on a regular programme and transport can be provided. Activities Creative therapies including scrap booking and glass painting. Theme weeks such as Cockney, French, Cocktails, School Days, Country & Western and many more. Outings which include spring visit to local garden centre, day trip to the seaside and Christmas shopping trips. Making Sense Group – a programme of six sessions in which participants explore their creative side. A monthly Carers’ Support Group offering carers a short break from caring. The group is held on the last Wednesday of each month (except December) in the Day Hospice lounge and the group meets between 7.00 and 9.00 pm. A guest speaker is booked for the first hour and after a tea break the second part of the evening is dedicated to networking with other carers and having some one-to-one time with the group facilitators. Out Patient Clinic This service is provided one day a week at our Day Hospice. It is a multi-professional service that provides specialist support, advice, assessment and treatment in order to allow increased choice about place of treatment. Services on offer include blood transfusions, physiotherapy sessions, complementary therapies and other individual appointments. This multi-profession service provides specialist support, advice, assessment and treatment in order to allow increased choice about place of treatment as well as facilitate independence so people can cope at home longer if this is their wish. JEMS A 6 week programme consisting of 6 Mondays, 10.00 – 3.00 p.m. JEMS aims to support both the patient and carer by attending the group together and sharing their experiences in a safe and supportive environment. They also receive information about all the Hospice services before they need them. Referral to JEMS is by a Health Care Professional. Time 4 You This programme aims to support carers who are looking after patients at home. It is spread over 6 weeks with carers meeting in the Day Hospice lounge. They have sessions on the practical side of caring including information on medications, pain control, manual handling, nutritional demonstration and end of life care which is discussed in a safe and supportive environment. Carers also have the opportunity to visit St Luke’s House, enjoy complementary therapies, learn relaxation techniques and share a lunch time meal together. For more information and to book a free place please contact: NURSE MANAGER, DAY HOSPICE, Tele No. 01268-524973 Ext 204. Download Time 4 You poster Making Sense Creative Work Group “Making Sense” is a programme of creative and therapeutic group work, using a series of creative activities which include the use of our different senses. Creative work is an integral part of the care services offered to St. Luke’s Hospice service users. Participants are provided with the opportunity to gain personal meaning and self awareness through access to alternative forms of self expression, communication and connection both with themselves and others, using a variety of media and group activities. The size of the group operates with 3-8 participants. Sessions last 90 minutes and each programme consist of 6 weekly meetings. This is a closed group with participants being encouraged to show their commitment to the group by attending all sessions, which are held at St. Luke’s Hospice. Any person suffering from a progressive life threatening, life-limiting disease living in the Thurrock & Basildon district can be referred. Referrals are accepted from any Hospice Service, Community Macmillan Teams and the Cancer Ward at Basildon Hospital. Download Making Sense Creative Work Group Referral Form Referrals This is by our designated referral form as above, but telephone or letter in the first instance is fine. The client will be contacted and assessed by one of the Co-ordinators, either at home or be seen at the Day Hospice if they are already attending the Hospice. This will enable them to explain the project and explore the potential benefits of participants. Not all those referred will be suitable for a group programme and this will be discussed at assessment. Clients need to be able to provide their own transport to attend, although in exceptional circumstances St. Luke’s Volunteer Driving service may be able to assist. For further information contact the Day Hospice Manager at St. Luke’s Hospice. Contact details: 01268 524973 – Day Hospice Manager |
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