People who are homeless or vulnerably housed are at higher risk of many health problems and on average die 30 years younger than the general population. The deaths of homeless people are often perceived as sudden, untimely and undignified and can be very traumatic for all involved.
Hostel and day centre staff are often left to support people who are very unwell, even when they have high care needs, due to a lack of suitable alternative places to live.
This toolkit aims to support staff working with homeless people who have advanced ill health.
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This toolkit aims to support staff working with homeless people who have advanced ill health.
We are delighted to introduce this on-line resource on palliative care and homelessness.
This section aims to help you identify clients with poor health who could potentially be approaching end of life, or may benefit from palliative care.
This section aims to support your understanding of the role of palliative and end of life care for clients with advanced ill health.
This section aims to support your understanding of multi-agency working and why it’s essential to meeting the individual needs of clients with advanced ill health.
This section contains communication tools and resources to support you, and the multi-disciplinary team in the conversations you have with clients around what is important to them at any time.
This section aims to help you consider the impact the death of a client has on you, colleagues and other clients.
This section will help you to develop an understanding of the nature and causes of primary and secondary stress and consider some strategies for reducing stress and improving overall well-being.
This activity sheet aims to help you gather your thoughts in identifying clients potentially approaching the end of life.
