Palliative care

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life for patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual (World Health Organisation).

First Call Nursing provides professional, compassionate care and assistance to help ease the challenges at end of life for recipient and their family.

Our friendly, caring staff can provide assistance with: 

• personal care – hygiene and grooming
• medication monitoring
• mobility – turning and transfers
• meal preparation
• transport

The cultural and religious beliefs and practices of the client and their family are always respected.