3. Care in the Community
Having access to key healthcare professionals , for those being cared for at home, had a significant impact on people’s reported experiences.
The top five healthcare professionals that had the greatest positive impact on overall ratings of care for people at home, in order, were: 1) Community palliative care nurse 2) Occupational therapist 3) Public health nurse 4) Physiotherapist 5) Social worker The proportion of people who had access to at least one of these five healthcare professionals, while they were being cared for at home, varied according to the individual’s age. A lower proportion of people in the older age groups had access to one or more of these healthcare professionals (Figure 7) .
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Figure 7. Percentage of people at home who had access to at least one of the five healthcare professionals in their last three months of life, by age (n=2,539).
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