Bed-Bound Patient Care
Patients who are bed-bound require special care, for when incapacity forces them to bed and limits their activities, their bodies react negatively.
These problems include muscles stiffening and contracting, skin breaking down and forming wounds known as bed sores and their lungs getting wetter and less able to breathe effectively. Sometimes small blood clots can form in their blood vessels and cause complications. Even the best mattress in the world becomes an uncomfortable prison if you can never escape from it.
Among other things, our caregivers change the patient’s position frequently; assist at mealtimes and when taking medication; perform daily skin checks; give bed baths and generally assist with grooming.
Cancer Patient Care
We provide proper care for people afflicted with a wide range of life-threatening cancer diseases.
We are aware that cancer sufferers experience symptoms of physical, emotional, spiritual, and psycho-social distress experienced by people with cancer. At The Hurly Hills we are able to give effective palliative care which is to make the patients feel better and cope with the aforementioned symptoms and ensure they are as comfortable as possible.
People whose cancer has produced distressing symptoms, such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or nausea, or who need help coping with their illness, will benefit from early palliative care at The Hurly Hills Private Care Hotel.
Motor Neuron Disease Care
At The Hurly Hills we take care of patients with motor neuron diseases (MND). Because MND is generally progressive in nature and causes progressive disability and eventually death, we take care to ensure that these residents are treated well.
Treatment of patients with motor neuron diseases normally focuses on the relief of disease symptoms. A variety of health professionals including neurologists, speech-language therapists, pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, respiratory therapists, social workers, palliative care specialists, specialist nurses and psychologists can get involved. There are effective medications to slow the progression of the disease and we can ensure that those are properly monitored and administered.
We will make sure that such patients are given the proper treatment that will make their time with us a pleasant one.
Tracheostomy Care
A tracheostomy patient needs regular monitoring of the device and breathing device to ensure that there is no fluid build up and that everything is kept clean at all times. The caregiver needs to know how to keep a lookout for infections or breathing problems. This is where our nurses are experienced when it comes to the proper care of such patients.
To ensure that no infections or complications occur, regular care and observation is always at hand.
