WHO Theme: Communication And Information
Health & Wellbeing Theme: Positive Mental And Emotional Health, Staying Connected, Your Body Your Health
Funding Stream: Irish Hospice Foundation funded
Resources Required: Community Support
Cost: 0-500
Description
Are you caring for a loved one at home, or has someone you love died? Do you need information and support? Irish Hospice Foundation’s Care and Inform resources may help. COVID-19 restrictions mean some of the ways we traditionally mark and connect in our grief are still not possible. This is a very uncertain and upsetting time. However, we can support ourselves and each other in new ways during this difficult period. You may be caring for a loved one at home, no longer have the same support network, or someone close to you has died. This is a distressing time for you and we hope the information here will help make this time a little easier. In response to COVID-19, we have developed our Care & Inform Information and Advice hub to keep people updated on matters related to death, dying, and bereavement. Included are resources on: Caring for someone who is frail or perhaps close to the end of life at home Practical information: Caring for someone at the end of life at home Palliative Care: What is it and Who is it for? When someone you love is dying in a nursing home: What to expect What can I do when I can’t visit a loved one who is dying? When someone you love is dying in hospital: What to expect Grieving in exceptional times Acknowledging and coping with grief from a COVID-19 death Planning a funeral in exceptional times Planning a funeral when your relative has died from COVID-19 All information is in line with current HSE and Government guidance and is available to download and print from https://hospicefoundation.ie/covid19careandinform/.
Aim of Initiative
Everyone
Who is it aimed at
Everyone
Steps critical to success
- Creating awareness of these resources
- Circulating resources physically
- Circulating resources electronically to the right people
Challenges in Planning / Delivery
- People being aware the resources exisit
- Expense of advertising
- Distribution to those who may need them
Outcomes / Benefits
- Help in exceptional times
- Up to date clear information