Palliative Care: Respite Care

Patients suffering from an incurable illness as paralysis, dementia, coma, or those who are bed bound for months together receive constant overall care from a care taker who may be a family member.

In case the caretaker requires some time for personal work, volunteers from the Palliative Care team supports the family by relieving the caretaker from patient care for some time. Sometimes the patient may be admitted to the nearby hospital or nursing home, for few days to relieve the caretaker to attend to personal issues.