• We deliver a Dying Well at Home programme which aims to support people who wish to die at home and those who care for them. In 2024 we launched our Information and Support Line to support people as they navigate the challenges of supporting a loved one to die at home. The programme also has information and resources available to families and healthcare professionals. Recently an eLearning training resource was developed to support people who are caring or who are considering caring for a person at end of life in a home setting. • We also support the delivery of vital end-of-life care through our funding for the Nurses for Night Care service. Nurses for Night Care is a service that delivers end-of-life care for people dying with illnesses other than cancer in their own home. In 2024, almost 1,000 people were provided with a night nurse and overall 3,130 nights were provided. In a recent survey, 92% of relatives said that having a night nurse ‘greatly or significantly’ improved the end-of-life experience for their relative or friend. 94% rated the quality of end-of-life care provided by night nurses as excellent or good. • Our Design & Dignity grant awards support hospitals across the country to provide much- needed respectful, dignified spaces for patients and families at end of life. To date, 56 projects have been awarded funding for comfort care suites, family rooms with overnight accommodation, rooms for bereaved families, bereavement suites in emergency department and improved mortuary environment. The aim of the programme is to change not just the physical environment of hospitals for people and their families’ facing death but also the culture of care within acute hospitals as part of Irish Hospice Foundation and the HSE’s Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme.
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