4. Bereavement Support
Respondents who did not receive practical information on what to do after their loved one's death, rated the quality of the care they received significantly lower.
The likelihood that the person was provided with this information varied across settings, with only half of those whose loved ones died in hospital reporting that they were ‘definitely’ given this information (Figure 9) .
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77%
62%
57%
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Hospice
Nursing home
Home
Hospital
Figure 9. Proportion of bereaved participants who responded ‘yes, definitely’ when asked if they were provided with practical information from healthcare staff following their loved one’s death, by setting (n=3,702).
The staff in the nursing home were very supportive and took the time to help us with all the decisions, my mother’s death was expected but happened quickly in the end which did not give us much time and we had to move quickly onto all the practical arrangements.
Mother, died aged 80-89, in a Nursing Home, County Kilkenny
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