From the very beginning, we’ve been working to improve end-of-life and bereavement care in all care settings in Ireland – hospitals, community and home – continually testing new approaches to deliver national programmes.
Through our Healthcare Hub, we are working collaboratively to strengthen and build capacity across the sector and support those who deliver care at end of life, wherever the place.
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Information and Support Line
This national freephone service provides information and support about end-of-life care, advance care planning and palliative care in Ireland. Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
Dying Well at Home
For most Irish people, home is where we would like to spend our final days. Visit this page for information and resources about dying well at home.
Hospice Friendly Hospitals
Our pioneering programme in partnership with the HSE works to ensure end-of-life, palliative and bereavement care are central to the everyday business of our hospitals.
Caru
A continuous learning programme whose aim is to support and empower nursing homes and their staff in the delivery of palliative, end of life, and bereavement care.
End-of-Life Care Resources
Tangible resources for healthcare staff including candle, drape, keepsake pouch and handover bag providing dignity to the person who has died and support to the family at end of life.
Nurses for Night Care
We fund this vital service which helps people dying with illnesses other than cancer spend their last days at home surrounded by those they care about most.
What is Palliative Care and Who is it for?
Find information and support including palliative care FAQs and our downloadable booklet on palliative care.
When Someone You Care About Is Dying: What to Expect
This booklet has been developed to support you when someone you care about is dying. It may help you to know what to expect in the last days and hours of their life. We understand this is an emotional and challenging time for you. We hope this booklet will provide support to help you at this time.
I Work in Healthcare
Find out more about our healthcare programmes across the sector, education and training opportunities and our COVID-19 Care & Inform hub.
Design & Dignity
We support hospitals to transform old and dated spaces into oases of calm where bad news can be broken sensitively and where families can gather in peace and privacy.
