Any of our services related to funeral celebrancy and end-of-life planning can take place at home, in a hospice, hospital, aged care facility or any other location you deem appropriate.
Custom Packages Available
Initial Meeting (1-2 hours)
I come to you, ready to meet the person who is nearing the end of life, the carers, family, or anybody who is involved in this process.
During this meeting, I will assess whether I can fulfil your needs and wants. You also have the opportunity to decide if you would like to move ahead with our services.
If so, we can progress to move into a space of collaboration and teamwork.
Support visits (minimum of 2 -3 hours)
I am available to visit daily, undertaking all that is needed and requested. During these visits, I offer:
- Companionship
- Accompaniment during medical appointments
- Body care
- Preparing and/or maintaining the environment
- Providing care such as hand and foot massage
- General conversation and chatting
- Taking and organising family photos
- Documenting stories
- Biography writing
- Creative art
- Rostering and generally planning support for family
- Funeral planning
- And more
Family Relief (4-hour sessions)
Visits to give a family space and an opportunity to function as needed. This is a great time for the family to eat together, rest, leave the house, shop, have a family meeting about ongoing care, funeral arranging – whatever you need.
It is always much easier to do this in advance.
Suggested time 10-2pm or 5-9pm
Custom Timeframes for Overnight Support
Ready to respond to any needs during periods of sleep.
On-Call Support (minimum of 3 hours)
From emergencies to emotional support, I will come as soon as I can for any situation you need.
General Service (Daily/Weekly)
A non-live-in position, but daily visits, phone calls, and staying close towards the end, covering anything and everything relating to the care of you and your family that will support you.
What Can You Expect from Our Services?
- Someone to genuinely “hear” the person who is dying. Find out their dreams and wishes, too, if they are well enough, including them in decisions and hearing their thoughts, needs, and wants.
- Be the sounding board for everyone involved
- Support completion of Advance Care Directive, Power of Guardianship and funeral planning for all in need
- Listen to your stories, hear some of the challenges you are facing, and how we can unfold the situation to ease everybody’s burden and share the load
- If you choose to do most of the care yourself, give you the tools to do this with some self-preservation
- Offer a checklist to stay focused and clear about the path we are walking
- Manage a family’s expectations and negotiating a positive outcome for all
- Manage expectations of the dying person
- Supporting the filling out of necessary paperwork
- Offer a comfort and support
- Laugh with our situation, as well as have a cry with you
- Support you to be you, without judgement
- Facilitate other practitioners who may help in this process
- Advocate for the individual and/or family with other supports to ensure consistency
- Stand with you through laughter and tears