Palliative Care

At Highwood Care Home in Bideford, we understand that facing serious illness requires not only expert medical attention but also deep compassion and personalised support. Our palliative care approach focuses on maximising comfort, providing emotional care for both residents and their loved ones, and honouring individual choices throughout this journey.

We recognise that a serious illness can be a difficult and emotional time, filled with uncertainty and complex decisions. Our dedicated team is here to provide unwavering support, ensuring your dignity and comfort are always our top priorities. We will work closely with you and your family to understand your individual needs, wishes, and values, and create a personalised care plan that reflects your unique circumstances.

What is Palliative Care?

Palliative care prioritises enhancing comfort, managing pain and symptoms, and supporting emotional and spiritual needs at any stage of a serious illness. It can be provided alongside curative treatments or when the focus shifts to maximising quality of life. Our interdisciplinary team includes doctors, nurses, social workers, and care providers who collaborate to address the whole person – their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing.

We believe in open communication and shared decision-making. Your preferences, goals, and values guide our care plan, ensuring it aligns with your wishes.

Our Palliative Care Commitment

We offer compassionate support for you and your loved ones, providing counselling, resources, and a listening ear to help navigate the emotional challenges that accompany serious illness. We respect your spiritual beliefs and can connect you with spiritual care providers if you desire, offering comfort and guidance.

We prioritise creating a calm, comfortable, and home-like environment where you can focus on what matters most – connection with loved ones, finding moments of joy, and living each day as fully as possible. Our dedicated team is here to walk alongside you and your family, offering unwavering support, honouring your dignity, and ensuring your comfort throughout your palliative care journey.

While similar in their focus on comfort and quality of life, palliative care can be provided at any stage of a serious illness, alongside curative treatments. Hospice care is typically focused on end-of-life care when curative treatment is no longer the goal.

We recognise that serious illness affects the entire family. Our palliative care team offers support groups, counseling, and resources to help family members cope with the emotional impacts, navigate difficult decisions, and provide the best possible care for their loved ones.

Absolutely not. Palliative care can be provided in conjunction with treatments aimed at curing your illness. It focuses on maximising your comfort and quality of life, regardless of your treatment goals.

Yes! Your choices and preferences are central to our palliative care approach. We will collaborate with you and your loved ones to create a care plan that reflects your values, goals, and wishes, ensuring your voice is always heard and respected.

Delivering Exceptional Care Every Day

It is with great pride that we deliver a variety of exceptional care services at our care home in Bideford, Exeter. Our residents are at the core of everything we do, and we strongly believe that they should be able to receive the right care for them whilst they continue to do the things they love.

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Life at Highwood Care Home

At Highwood Care Home, the needs and interests of our residents always come first, and we encourage everyone to make their own choices and continue to live their lives as they wish. Our team works hard to form relationships with our residents and their families so that their every need and wish is met. Thanks to our various facilities, range of care services, and purpose-built environment, residents are able to pursue their passions and enjoy a happy life.

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