Services Provided:

Care of Older People is provided on three wards, St. Anne’s, St. John’s and St. Camillus’, and is comprised of Respite Care (18 beds) and Extended Care (46 beds).

Respite Care is a service whereby patients are admitted for short periods, normally two weeks, to give their primary carer at home a break. Access to this service is through the Geriatric Service in St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork. Limited access is available through the Public Health Nursing Service.

Extended Care service caters for both public and private patients. Admission to the public beds is through the Geriatric Service in St. Finbarr’s Hospital, after referral by General Practitioners. Admission to the private beds is arranged through the Director of Nursing.

Specialist Palliative Care is concerned with the care of patients with active, progressive and far advanced disease. The specialist palliative care programme consists of the in-patient service in Marymount Hospice, the Home Care service which operates from Marymount Hospice serving homes throughout Cork City and County, the Day Care Centre in the Hospice, the Education Centre, and the consultancy service provided by the Consultant in Palliative Medicine.

Patients should be enabled and encouraged to express their preference about where they wish to be cared for and where they wish to spend the last period of their life. The specialist palliative care programme at Marymount Hospice is structured so as to allow movement of patients from one care setting to another depending on their clinical situation and personal preference. Within the constraints of limited resources the programme tries to ensure that all patients may access specialist palliative care when and where such care is needed.

Programme Details

Inpatient Care Unit in Marymount Hospice is a consultant-led facility located on the first floor of the main building. It is a twenty-four bed acute unit. Staffed by a specialist team of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals, it provides skilled medical, nursing, paramedical and spiritual care for patients with serious and advanced illness.

The Home Care Service offers care and support to patients who choose to be cared for in their own homes. Working in close liaison with community-based medical and nursing service, home care nurses visit patients at home. The service is designed to complement the skills and resources of the patient’s own doctor and other health care professionals.

The Day Care Centre is located in the Hospice. The service is primarily aimed at patients who are home-based, and presents them with an opportunity to get out of their regular environment, to meet other patients in a stimulating setting, and to access the services of the Hospice. It also gives carers at home a short break from their care duties

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