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Palliative Care Support

The palliative care experience can be hugely emotional, unpredictable and cause physical and mental stress for individuals and their support networks. .

Hospice Foundation Geelong therefore proudly provides funding to organisations and services to deliver respite care, which can include delivering additional home and in-patient hospice services.

Hospice Foundation Geelong also provides funding to organisations to provide care packages to individuals receiving palliative care. These packages aim to address complex nursing and personal needs of palliative care patients, families and carers, with the focus on them being able to receive care in the home or home-like setting. 

Various organisations around the Greater Geelong area have received this funding and have been able to provide high-quality end of life care. 

Since 2014, Hospice Foundation Geelong and Multicultural Aged Care Services (MACS) have worked together to run the MACS Palliative Care Program.

This program involves having trained personal care workers providing palliative care in the home. This program focuses on supporting people to live life as fully as possible and allowing individuals to choose to receive end-of-life care on their terms and surrounded by their family and friends.

The Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine (CHOG) is a compassion community group that was made possible by the Hospice  Foundation Geelong’s Norman, Ann and Graeme Atkins Charitable Trust. The group has provided solace to people who have a life-limiting illness and their carers in their homes. The initiative also aims to provide ongoing education in the community around illness, dying and loss.

Between 1st July and 30th September, BCH Palliative Care has supported 38 clients - 27 of whom died at home. This is 71% for end of life care at home for this 3-month period. Hospice Foundation Geelong provided financial support to most of these patients.
Bellarine Community Health Palliative Care
Even when volunteers were unable to see patients face to face (due to covid restrictions) they were still able to interview patients via video call or phone, record these interviews and then have them transcribed. The volunteer then edits the interviews, adds photos and produces a wonderful life story booklet to the patient and family.
Annie ChathamBarwon Health
This service is not just about the very end, with the help of this equipment I am able to live more independently now.
BillPatient
To be able to get quick access to a frame after having a fall was amazing. I don’t know why I didn’t think I needed one as it might have stopped me falling. It’s been a great help and I am very privileged that you could loan the frame to me so easily.
JudithPatient
I can now sit comfortably with the cushion loaned. Before this I was only able to lie in bed or stand which was exhausting.
JeanPatient
In the past couple of weeks, we have had to draw on Jonathan’s (nurse) invaluable resources once again and he has been able to organise aids at home, allied health visits and also helped to organise a Palliative Care Respite stay for Ben at The McKellar Centre.
Family of a patient
The Geelong community is so very fortunate to have access to the support provided by Hospice Foundation Geelong who have consistently demonstrated their capacity for innovation as they strive to ensure that the Geelong community has access to the very best of care.
Jacqui WhiteProgram Manager, Barwon Health Palliative Care
The Barwon Health Palliative Care program has received phenomenal support from Hospice Foundation Geelong over a number of years including grants to ensure that patients and carers have no out of pocket expenses associated with choosing to receive their terminal care at home.
Jacqui WhiteProgram Manager, Barwon Health Palliative Care
Hospice Foundation Geelong continues to play a central role in supporting people facing life limiting illnesses, along with their families, to achieve their goals of remaining at home for the duration of their illness including their terminal care.
Jacqui WhiteProgram Manager, Barwon Health Palliative Care
Shannon’s bridge looks forward to a continued association with Hospice Foundation Geelong and are grateful for their support that helps us to care for more families.
Dr Claire HepperCo-founder and Director of Shannon’s Bridge
The financial support from Hospice Foundation Geelong has seen some wonderful patient centred initiatives successfully implemented in Barwon Health Palliative Care Volunteer Service.
Annie ChathamVolunteer Coordinator | Palliative Care | Barwon Health
With the financial support provided by Hospice Foundation Geelong we have embarked on a 12-month project to improve the quality of life and death for LGBTIQ+ people across the region. This role is a first of its kind.
Jen WalshLGBTIQ+ Inclusive Practice Project Officer, Barwon Health Palliative Care
The Hospice Foundation Geelong, through its funding has made a profound difference to those individuals and families in the Barwon and South West Regions dealing with the devastating impact of a brain cancer diagnosis.
Kevin LarkinsInterim CEO | Peace of Mind Foundation
Because of this funding the Peace of Mind Foundation has been able to appoint a community based Brain Cancer Support Worker, the first of its kind...The Brain Cancer Support Worker assists families navigate the systems, makes sense of the processes and connects them to the resources and support they need. This is a game changer for those dealing with brain cancer thanks to the generous support of foresight of the Hospice Foundation Geelong."
Kevin LarkinsInterim CEO | Peace of Mind Foundation
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