* The Anam Cara House Commitment
Anam Cara House is a community service committed to providing care for people affected by life limiting illness. Anam Cara House offers support to people of all age and denomination who are seeking hospice care within the Geelong and District communities, by providing access to short term respite accommodation.
Values
Respect
Dignity
Trust
Compassion
Community involvement and participation
Objectives
To provide excellence in short term respite care within a homelike environment
To provide qualified staff and trained volunteers who will combine their knowledge and experience to provide holistic person-centred care outside a clinical environment
To provide support, information, counselling, complementary therapies and bereavement care
To provide opportunities for education and training of volunteers, health professionals and the community regarding the primacy of holistic end of life care
To provide low cost ‘Bed and Breakfast’ style accommodation to people who need close proximity to hospitals or to loved ones within Anam Cara House
To develop strategies to ensure the ongoing financial viability of Anam Cara House, Geelong
To develop and maintain communication with supporters of Anam Cara House and the wider community
