The Peninsula Hospice Service (PHS) provides care at home for people living with a progressive life threatening illness. Services include nursing and medical care, counselling, pastoral care, art and music therapy, social work and welfare support, bereavement and patient care volunteer support. Support is offered to families and carers in addition to patients.

Over recent years, evolution of a ‘triangle of care’ has occurred, incorporating acute hospital, inpatient hospice units and home-based palliative care services. PHS is a vital player in this best practice model, providing care at home to the residents of the Mornington Peninsula right up to Mordialloc. PHS has successfully established positive relationships with the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) and Peninsula Health enabling patients to have access to acute, respite and inpatient palliative care services and other community resources as required. Patients and their families are able to access relevant and seamless service delivery from professionals and volunteers within their home or hospital environment.

Continual communication between PHS, external personnel, patients and carers is a high priority and enables the patient and their carers to feel totally supported within the environment of their choice.

Costs
All services offered by PHS are free, apart from the RDNS fee which is calculated according to the patients’ income. No person will be refused nursing care if unable to pay the RDNS fee.