Hospice: ‘Utilising good neighbours is going back to the way things were’

Countywide, about 40% of palliative care patients die in acute hospitals. But the figure for the greater Limerick area is less than 12%.
The dramatic change in the lives of people coping with terminal illness is due to the manner in which Milford Care Centre Hospice in Limerick has developed its extensive community and home-based services.