Spending the Last Days with Your Loved Ones A Guide for Carers Making It easier
Caring for someone who is dying is not an easy task. We understand that this is not an easy time for you and your family. This guide has been specially prepared to ensure that your loved one spends the last days of their lives in a warm, comfortable and familiar surrounding.
Specially written for one with no clinical or nursing experience in caring for your loved one at home, this guide contains useful suggestions and instructions on basic caregiving skills to prepare yourself and your home for caregiving. We have also included procedures for death certification and useful contact numbers for your convenience. Most people prefer to spend the last days of their lives in warm, comfortable and familiar surroundings, and in the presence of their loved ones. For a person who is at the end of life, dying often occurs slowly, from several days to a week and sometimes it happens in a few hours.