End of Life Room

  A room in the care facility for the occupants of the facility, who are dying or close to death. A need of this setup is increasing rapidly where the people suffering from severe condition or having there last days of life should be given special care.
  The term "end of life care" originated from North America. This is probably because end-of-life care is best described as a continuum, rather than a point in time. It includes range of different conditions such as heart disease, chronic conditions, strokes etc.
   For several years the term "end of life care" was not being used because it sounded harsh and was just called pallative care until there increase in demand in care facilities. The difference between pallative care and end of life care is getting less and less over the years, because in both settings patients requires extra care than ususal.
   The sign below is most commonly used in Ireland for the rooms like these,

   

   The survey shows that people are living longer in Ireland hence it increased the demand of care facilities and so the facilities like end of life care, 

    In recent years, national and international agencies have been showing a lot of concern and keen interest towards these settings and upgrades and amendments can be seen in every policy. This includes the quality of care of the dying person, but also, importantly, includes the way in which family and friends of the dying person are treated.

    The focus of these facilities are:

• Avoiding inadequate prolonging of death.
• Strengthening family relationships.  
• Achieving a sense of control
• Relieving burden