Relationship-led and supportive Palliative Care in Bury St Edmunds from compassionate and experienced home care professionals.
Highest regulatory ratings
16,000+ active clients
Recommended by 97% of our clients
10,000+ carers nationwide
Home Care rating 9.7
Highest regulatory ratings
16,000+ active clients
Recommended by 97% of our clients
10,000+ carers nationwide
Home Care rating 9.7
When families are faced with end-of-life care decisions, many wish for their loved ones to remain in the comfort of familiar surroundings. Our palliative care service in Bury St Edmunds and across West Suffolk supports this choice with personalised care at home that respects individual wishes, cultural values and spiritual needs. We understand these moments are precious, which is why our Care Professionals take time to provide dignified, compassionate support that helps families make the most of their time together. From our local Bury St Edmunds office, we coordinate with local healthcare providers to ensure seamless end-of-life care at home.
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We believe palliative care should adapt to each person’s changing needs and wishes, never the other way around. Our support ranges from hour-long visits to overnight care, always focusing on comfort and quality of life while respecting personal routines and preferences. Working alongside district nurses and other healthcare professionals, we help manage symptoms and provide personal care with dignity and understanding. Every aspect of our support – from pain management to emotional comfort – is tailored to enhance wellbeing and honour individual choices.
We offer two types of home care: hourly care, where we visit at set times, or live-in care, where a carer resides in the home. Both are overseen by our care management team and delivered by compassionate Care Professionals. Each care package is made up of of a unique mix services to meet your needs.
Companionship care
We carefully match Care Professionals with clients to ensure a meaningful bond is created.
Home help & meal prep
Keeping the home environment clean, safe, and nourishing with home-cooked meals.
Personal care
Assistance with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, always respecting the dignity of your loved one.
Mobility support
Helping your loved one move around their home safely, including transfers and positioning.
Health appointment management
We support you to attend those important health appointments.
Community engagement
We enable you to continue to do the things you enjoy, be it a visit to the garden centre or your local art group.
Transportation
Assistance getting you from A to B, whether it be to go visit a friend or help with your shopping.
Medication management
Ensuring medicines are taken correctly and on time, supporting overall health.
The trust families place in our palliative care shines through in recent homecare.co.uk testimonials. One family member shared how our team was “looking after my dad at home over the last six months, right up to the time for him to move to hospice care. They treated him with great care, good cheer and respect, alert to his changing care needs and keeping him comfortable.” These words reflect our commitment to providing dignified care that supports both clients and their families through this sensitive time.
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Led by our Director Brian McFarlane, our lovely team of local Care Professionals receive specialist training in end-of-life care alongside our City & Guilds assured dementia programme. This comprehensive training ensures they understand not just the practical aspects of palliative care but also the emotional support needed by both clients and families. Our local office team coordinates closely with GPs, district nurses and pharmacists, creating a responsive support network that adapts quickly as needs change. This expertise, combined with our deep understanding of cultural and spiritual needs, helps us provide truly personalised end-of-life care.
Our local community links make a real difference when supporting end-of-life care. We work closely with GPs and district nurses across West Suffolk. Through our work with the Parkinson’s Group and various dementia cafés in Hopton and Norton, we’ve built strong relationships with healthcare teams that help us coordinate care smoothly. The support network we’ve developed, from local pharmacists to specialist nurses, means we can respond quickly when families need us most.
Our office provides care for people at home in the following areas:
Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Moreton Hall, Combs Ford, Harleston, Needham Market, Eye, Elmswell, Howard Estate, Thurston, Claydon, Priors Estate, Mildenhall Road Estate, Middle Green, Stowupland, Ixworth, Debenham, Westley Estate, Woolpit, Great Blakenham, Norton, Cockfield, Bacton, Langham, Haughley, Gislingham, Fornham St Martin, Mendlesham, Kenton, Horringer, Barningham, Old Newton, Rattlesden, Risby, Ingham, Bardwell, Onehouse, Sicklesmere, Higham, Witnesham, Beyton, Great Finborough, Barton Mills, Badwell Ash, Fornham All Saints, Thorndon, Worlingworth, Pakenham, Yaxley, Combs, Coddenham, Otley, Culford, Finningham, Mellis, Westerfield, Drinkstone Green, Felsham, Blackthorpe, Earl Soham, Occold, Upthorpe, Wetherden, Tostock, Ashbocking, Stonham Aspal, Great Barton, Hessett, Chevington, Little Stonham, Icklingham, Barking, Tuddenham, Battisford Tye, Tuddenham St Martin, Charsfield, Coney Weston, Westley, Troston, Hargrave, Lackford, Brandeston, Framsden, Creeting St Mary, Herringswell, Lower Green, Wickham Skeith, Mickfield, Stowlangtoft, Mendlesham Green, Wetheringsett, Pettaugh, Great Ashfield, Great Livermere, Stanton, Haughley Green, Stoke Ash, Creeting St Peter, Kettleburgh, Forward Green, Wyverstone, Playford, Tan Office Green, Woolpit Heath, Hemingstone, Hollybush Corner, Battisford, Hengrave, West Stow, Grimstone End, Saxham Street, Rougham, Bradfield Combust, Sapiston, Wyverstone Street, Cretingham, Thornham Magna, Ampton, Swilland, Long Thurlow, Brome, Flempton, Great Saxham, Crowfield, Helmingham, Winston Green, Henley, Cross Green, Nowton, Borley Green, Redlingfield, Gosbeck, Drinkstone, Gedding, Hawstead Green, Cavenham, Upper Green, Norton Little Green, Westhorpe, Tannington, Hunston, Monewden, Windsor Green, Thorpe Morieux, Bradfield St George, Brockford Street, Bedingfield, Honington, Little Saxham, Ward Green, Thornham Parva, High Green, Middlewood Green, Winston, Kittle's Corner, Woolpit Green, Rushbrooke, Coddenham Green, Mill Green, Ixworth Thorpe, Gipping, Aspall, Haughley New Street, Badley, Timworth, Barham, Hawstead, High Street Green, Earl Stonham, Nether Street, Monk Soham, Bush Green, Pinford End, Brockford Green, Denham, Letheringham, Southolt, Gibraltar, Braiseworth, Rishangles, Stanway Green, Hoo, Almshouse Green, Baylham, Barrow, Baylham, Cotton, Ringshall, West Street, Pitcher's Green, High Rougham, Bradfield St Clare, Thwaite, Little Finborough, Smithwood Green, Broad Green, Little London, Culpho, Wetherden Upper Town, Darmsden, Buxhall, Barking Tye, Shelland, Stanton Chare, Bedfield, Little Whelnetham, Walsham le Willows, Great Whelnetham, Ashfield cum Thorpe, Fornham St Genevieve, Burthorpe, Low Green, Cockfield Great Green, Poystreet Green, Stanton Street, Rougham Green, Birds End, Hargrave Green, Culford Heath, Stockhold Green, Thurston Planche
If your town doesn’t appear above please check the postcodes below to see if we cover your area:
IP32 6, IP33 3, IP14 4, IP6 0, IP23 8, IP14 1, IP31 3, IP33 1, IP33 2, IP14 2, IP23 7, IP6 8, IP32 7, IP30 0, IP13 7, IP30 9, IP28 6, IP14 6, IP31 2, IP31 1, IP14 3, IP14 5, IP29 5, IP6 9, IP21 4, IP22 2, IP22 4, IP22 5, IP22 1
Home Instead Bury St Edmunds is one of 250 locally owned offices that collectively form Home Instead UK. Together, we care for 16,000 clients, delivering one million hours of home care each month. This unique combination of community-focused local offices and the resources of a national network enables us to provide personalised, relationship-led care while leading research and innovation that is transforming the experience of aging. Our services include companionship care, personal care, specialist care (including dementia, palliative, and Parkinson’s), and live-in care.
Palliative care is an option that your clinical team may suggest if you or a loved one have received a diagnosis of a serious or terminal illness, such as cancer, lung disease or Alzheimer’s. Our Care Professionals can provide support that will alleviate discomfort and stress and allow a better quality of life.
Palliative care can be started at any stage of a serious illness, though it can be recommended to start as early as possible depending on the diagnosis and the treatment required. After finding out what treatments are required you can be easily make an informed decision on when palliative care is needed.
Not necessarily. While palliative care can include end of life care, it is certainly not always the case and can last for a longer period of time. Some people are able to live comfortably for many years while receiving palliative care. The focus is always providing support as you need it to allow you to carry on with your daily life within the limits of your condition.
Our Care Professionals understand that maintaining your control over your daily life is important. Depending on what care you need for your condition you may need help with a few things or more help with a lot of your usual tasks. The level of help required is likely to change over time, but Home Instead will be there to ensure you keep as your independence for as long as possible.
During your illness you may receive successful treatment from your clinical team. Depending on the outcome of this treatment you may no longer require palliative care, however it may be beneficial to continue for a short while. During the recovery process it can be beneficial to you and your loved ones to have some relief from the physical and emotional stress a serious illness can cause.
Enable your loved ones to continue to live their life with the support of the Bury St Edmunds team. If you would like more information about our high quality Palliative Care service, please call us on 01284 658100, or fill out the form below.