Access our In-Home Palliative Care for yourself
If you are living with a life-limiting illness and would like support at home, you can refer yourself to Karuna Hospice Services.
Our multidisciplinary team will work alongside your GP or specialist doctor to provide tailored in-home support, helping you navigate your end of life in a way that reflects your values, wishes and priorities.
Who can refer
- Individuals living with a life-limiting illness.
- A substitute decision maker acting on your behalf to whom you have given consent.
Eligibility and costs
Our at-home palliative care services are best suited to people who:
- Have poor or deteriorating health because of one or multiple life-limiting conditions, despite treatment and management.
- Wish to focus on quality of life, strengthening their physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being.
- Are connected to a GP or specialist doctor.
- Have consented to a referral to Karuna for in-home support and/or by their appointed decision maker.
- Reside within the Karuna catchment area of Brisbane central/north, Redcliffe, Caboolture and/or Bribie Island* (refer to map below).
People referred to Karuna who reside within our catchment area will receive care at no cost to them.
*If you reside outside of this catchment area, you still may be able to receive Karuna in-home palliative care; however, there may be a fee involved.
If you need urgent palliative care support, please ask your GP or treating doctor to contact us on (07) 3632 8200.
