Home Care
“From the first visit by Dover Park Hospice’s Home Care team, they treated me with kindness and respect. They did not just see my illness, they saw ME.”
Mr Johnny’s story is one of many that reflects the growing need and
trust in hospice care at home. Like him, more patients are expressing a wish to
spend their final days at home.
To honour who they are and what matters most to them, Dover Park Hospice continues
to expand its Home Care service islandwide, ensuring that compassionate and
personalised support is within reach for every patient’s final chapter.
At its heart, hospice is not about giving up, it is about living well, and being
prepared for the end.
“Hospice is about living well to the end. Choosing hospice is not giving up, it is choosing care that honours what matters most at life’s end.”
Dr Tricia Yung
Medical Director
SCALING HOME CARE CAPACITY
Growth in number of Home Care patients supported over the last two years.
ENHANCING ACCESS ISLANDWIDE
From April 2024, we have increased our bench strength to better serve patients and increase accessibility to our services.
MORE TAILORED EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT A WIDER RANGE OF PATIENTS
Programme Dignity: Integrated home care
programme for palliative care patients with advanced dementia who can no
longer express their needs.
Programme IMPACT (Integrated Management and Palliative Care for
Terminally-ill Non-Cancer): Support for non-cancer
patients with end-stage organ failure and frailty.
HoPE (Home-based Palliative care for patients with End stage
liver disease) Research Project: A collaboration with Tan
Tock Seng Hospital’s Department of Gastroenterology for patients with
advanced liver failure.
Partnership with National Neuroscience Institute:
Support for patients with advanced dementia or other life-limiting
neurological conditions such as motor neuron disease and Parkinson’s
Disease.
HONOURING FINAL WISHES: HELPING PATIENTS PASS ON AT HOME
| Admission | Advance Care Planning Discussed: Making Future Care Choices | Honouring Patient’s Care Plan Choices (%)* | Honouring Patient’s Preference Not to Die in Hospital (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Care | 766 | 427 | 92% | 71% |
| Project Dignity | 136 | 67 | 82% | 71% |
| Project IMPACT | 189 | 94 | 97% | 92% |
*A small percentage of care plans were not honoured because patients or their families could no longer manage care at home.
To support patients in spending their final days at home, we are actively expanding our Home Care team.
588
patients
completed
Advance Care
Planning (ACP)
78%
patients who
passed away in
their preferred
place of care
