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Ward Area
Providing a home-from-home to support you in times of greater need.
We know that home is where people would rather be, and the hospice’s aim is to help people live fulfilling lives at home for as long as possible, accessing our support services when they need it.
However, it is sometimes necessary to admit patients from time to time, for short periods, throughout the progression of their illness.
Ward admissions
Patients may be admitted for control of pain or other symptoms, for convalescence and rehabilitation after a period of hospital treatment, or to give carers and families a much-needed rest.
The length of stay is usually between two to three weeks.
Care in the last few days or weeks of life also remains a very important part of what we do, and this can happen at the hospice if it is not possible to provide the necessary care at home or elsewhere.
Facilities
The hospice’s ward area has 22 beds divided into single, twin and four-bedded rooms - allocated on a same-sex basis. All the rooms have access to en-suite toilet and washing facilities and are wheelchair accessible.
Our kitchen staff provide a range of meals with all dietary requirements catered for.
Although the ward has to be treated as a medical environment, we do everything we can to make it a welcoming and relaxing place. The freedom, dignity and wishes of our patients are always at the forefront of what we do.
Families and friends are also made very welcome. There are spacious lounge areas where they can relax and spend valuable time with their loved one, with TVs, DVDs and stereo equipment available for recreation. And weather permitting, everyone is able to enjoy our magnificent gardens and patio area.
At times of particular concern, we can offer families an overnight room so they can be close at hand. It should be pointed out that the hospice is a no-smoking environment.
Care provision
To ensure continuity of care, every patient admitted to the ward is allocated a named nurse. This nurse will be responsible for assessing the patient’s needs, overseeing treatment plans and making preparations for discharge.
We feel it is essential that patients, and their carers, play an active role in any decisions made and we promote independence where practical.
Care plans will be drawn up only after a full and frank discussion with both patient and carer, and their views play an important part in making arrangements to leave the hospice.
We also encourage relatives and carers to take an active role in caring for their loved one while they are a patient at the hospice, if they want to, providing this is also their loved one’s wish.
Emotional support
There is always someone available at the hospice to sit and talk to patients and their families. Whether they want to raise concerns, ask questions, or ease the tension with a joke, we’re happy to be there when they need us.
Ward patients and their families also have access to our chaplaincy service, complementary therapists and bereavement support visitors.
If you have any further questions about Compton Hospice and Services/Medical, please call 0845 225 5497 or contact us. We will do our utmost to help with your enquiry.
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