Hospice Synopsis

TOPIC – HOSPICE CENTRE
INTRODUCTION-
Hospice is specialized type of care for those facing a life-limiting illness,

their families and their caregivers.
 Hospice care addresses the patient’s physical, emotional, social and

spiritual needs.
 Hospice care also helps the patient’s family caregivers.
 Hospice care takes place in the patient’s home or in a home-like setting.
 Hospice care concentrates on managing a patient’s pain and other
symptoms so that the patient may live as comfortable as possible and
make the most of the time that remains.
 Hospice care believes the quality of life to be as important as length of
life
Hospice is NOT a place.

Hospice services can be provided to a person with limited life expectancy and
his/her family, wherever they live. This means a patient living in a nursing
facility or long-term care facility and his/her family can receive specialized
visits/contacts from physicians, nurses, aides, chaplains, social workers, and
volunteers, in addition to other care and services provided by the nursing
facility. The hospice and the nursing home will have a written agreement in
place in order for the hospice to serve residents of the facility.
How does hospice care begin?

Typically, hospice care starts as soon as a formal request or a ‘referral’ is
made. A hospice representative will visit the patient within 48 hours of
referral, pending the physician’s approval, providing the visit meets the needs
and schedule of the patient and family/primary caregiver. Hospice care
begins within a day or two of referral. However, in urgent situations, hospice
services may begin sooner.
The patient or a family member may “self-refer” and request an evaluation

for eligibility for receiving hospice services.
NEED FOR STUDY-

The area of study for this dissertation includes creating a hospice facility
which is suitable for a tropical climate, especially for the physiological,
psychological and cultural needs of its users.
AIM-
To design a climate and culturally responsive hospice design model. The
design intends to:
a. To create a warm, comfortable, home-like environment to serve as a
prototype for other hospice designs

b. To create energy efficient buildings that are best suited for a facility
such as a hospice.
SCOPE-
The area of study for this dissertation includes creating a hospice
facility which is suitable for a tropical climate, especially for the
physiological, psychological and cultural needs of its users.
OBJECTIVES-
To design a climate and culturally responsive hospice design model. The
design intends to:
a. To create a warm, comfortable, home-like environment to serve as a
prototype for other hospice designs

b. To create energy efficient buildings that are best suited for a facility
such as a hospice.
METHODOLOGY-
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The research methods used in this study were;
 Interviews,
 literature reviews,
 photography,
 measured drawings,
 personal observations,
 case studies.’
AIM
TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS
AND REQUIRMENTS OF HOSPICE
LITERATURE STUDY
 TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING OVER ANTHRAPOMENTRY OF
THE MEDICAL BUILDINGS, TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS AND
FLOW OF THE CENTRE AND MINIMUM
AREAS .
 STUDING THE ROLES AND DUTIES OF VARIOUS PROBLEMS
IN HOSPICE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIVITIES
CASE STUDY’S
1. KARUNASHRAYA, BANGLORE
2. LAURIE BAKER LEPROSY CENTRE, KOCHI
3. SPARSH HOSPICE CENTRE , HYD

LIMITATIONS-
 Although most patients receive hospice care at home, hospice care can also
take place in other settings, including the Hospital-Based Hospice.
 This is where the hospitals have a hospice program that gives terminally ill
patients access to support services and other health care professionals.
 Some hospitals even have a special hospice unit. There is also the Long-
term Care Hospice, where nursing homes and long-term care homes provide
hospice units with specially trained staff for those patients who do not have
a primary caregiver at home, or who require medical services not suitable
for a home setting.
 Lastly is the Freestanding Hospices which is independently owned hospices
and may sometimes include an inpatient care facility, in addition to their
home care hospice services.
 This research concentrates on the freestanding hospice facility.
Hospice inpatient facilities design and

construction.
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 Administrative Areas
 Resident rooms
 Resident support areas
 Service requirements for nurse’s
 Details and finished for hospice facilities
 Colour in hospice design.
 Natural and artificial lights and health.
THESIS SYNOPSIS : HOSPICE CENTRE
BVS. PHALGUNA
( 15031AA010)

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TOPIC – HOSPICE CENTRE

Hospice is specialized type of care for those facing a life-limiting illness,

 Hospice care addresses the patient’s physical, emotional, social and

Hospice is NOT a place.

How does hospice care begin?

The patient or a family member may “self-refer” and request an evaluation

NEED FOR STUDY-

prototype for other hospice designs

prototype for other hospice designs

The research methods used in this study were;

TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS

AND REQUIRMENTS OF HOSPICE

 TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING OVER ANTHRAPOMENTRY OF

THE MEDICAL BUILDINGS, TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONS AND

FLOW OF THE CENTRE AND MINIMUM

 STUDING THE ROLES AND DUTIES OF VARIOUS PROBLEMS

IN HOSPICE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIVITIES

2. LAURIE BAKER LEPROSY CENTRE, KOCHI

3. SPARSH HOSPICE CENTRE , HYD

Hospice inpatient facilities design and

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