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Meitheal ethos – the implementation of social and therapeutic horticulture as part of the multidisciplinary approach to holistic patient care in the palliative setting at Milford Care Centre
Article number
1459_7
Pages
61 – 68
Language
English
Abstract
Meitheal is old Irish.
It describes the culture of collaboration within a community.
Often for a burdensome task in a rural economy, but equally across all life’s events from birth to death.
We can see this Irish culture around death and dying enduring today in our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to palliative care in Ireland.
The Little Company of Mary established a 13 bed Nursing Home at Milford in 1928 for the compassionate care of the sick in their community.
In 1977 they dedicated 9 beds to hospice care and in 1984 extended and additional 20 beds.
Today Milford Care Centre is a 34-bed hospice co-sited with a 68-bed nursing home, an older adult and palliative day unit, and a hospice at home service.
This talk will discuss how STH contributes within our specialist palliative day service MDT to develop individual holistic care plans for patients.
It will discuss the tools and skills I found vital to program planning and case studies will illustrate how STH can be of great benefit to patients living with life limiting illness.
The rule we all work to is put yourself in their shoes, see through their eyes, and with compassion and respect provide a service that supports and enhances their quality of life.
It describes the culture of collaboration within a community.
Often for a burdensome task in a rural economy, but equally across all life’s events from birth to death.
We can see this Irish culture around death and dying enduring today in our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to palliative care in Ireland.
The Little Company of Mary established a 13 bed Nursing Home at Milford in 1928 for the compassionate care of the sick in their community.
In 1977 they dedicated 9 beds to hospice care and in 1984 extended and additional 20 beds.
Today Milford Care Centre is a 34-bed hospice co-sited with a 68-bed nursing home, an older adult and palliative day unit, and a hospice at home service.
This talk will discuss how STH contributes within our specialist palliative day service MDT to develop individual holistic care plans for patients.
It will discuss the tools and skills I found vital to program planning and case studies will illustrate how STH can be of great benefit to patients living with life limiting illness.
The rule we all work to is put yourself in their shoes, see through their eyes, and with compassion and respect provide a service that supports and enhances their quality of life.
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Authors
Z. Stiles
Keywords
social and therapeutic horticulture, meitheal ethos, holistic patient care, palliative setting
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