Carl Heneghan- Managing a Good Death in the Home: Tales from the Front Line
Before the pandemic, a bereavement survey in England sent to carers reported that 74 percent preferred their home as a place of death, but only 13% died at home.
However, the pandemic has significantly changed where people want to die.
We first reported the issue in August 2020. The number of deaths in care homes and hospitals had been well below the five-year average; however, the number in private homes had been consistently above the norm.
People choose to die in hospitals because of fear of dying in pain; they prefer to die at home because of the fear of dying alone.
The end of life is a profoundly spiritual event. The passing of a loved one lives in the memory – few such life events require our complete attention. We shall all face the decision of where to die – however, will the system be prepared, ready and able?
Communists will not be told that people can die surrounded by family.
The manage you going and going out.
“We shall all face the decision of where to die”???
Good to know there’s no such thing as fatal accidents. Or murder. Or war.