ACCOMPANIMENT & SUPPORT
ACCOMPANIMENT & SUPPORT
Human Attention and Professional Care
The Hamburg Leuchtfeuer Hospice sees itself as a quiet place of refuge-yet, thanks to its location in St. Pauli, it is also at the heart of city life. Our highly qualified and experienced nursing and care team accompanies our residents around the clock. Daily routines are shaped by the wishes of our residents and are structured in consultation with them. Our volunteers are also available to help with individual arrangements; they receive intensive training from us and have traditionally played a key role in hospice work.
The aim of this holistic support is to maintain the self-determination of our residents in a dignified setting. We therefore see ourselves as hosts during the final phase of their lives and strive to ensure that this journey is associated with good memories for relatives and friends.
Medical Care
Residents can, of course, continue to be cared for by their family doctor. Alternatively, we are happy to arrange experienced general practitioners and specialists. Our team maintains close contact with registered pain therapists and palliative care physicians to ensure the best possible treatment of pain and other symptoms.
In-House Kitchen
Our hospice’s own kitchen prepares meals for all residents and, upon request, for their relatives and friends. Our Kitchen Manager, Ruprecht Schmidt, prepares all meals fresh every day in collaboration with his kitchen team and volunteers, and is happy to accommodate individual requests. Meals can be taken in the dining room or in the resident’s own room.
We at Hamburg Leuchtfeuer support the Charter for the Care of the Critically Ill and Dying in Germany.
The Charter for the Care of the Critically Ill and Dying in Germany is dedicated to supporting people who are confronted with dying and death as a result of a progressive, life-limiting illness.
The five guiding principles of the Charter outline tasks, goals, and necessary actions to improve the care of seriously ill and dying people in Germany. The focus is always on the individual affected.
Since the Charter was published in September 2010, it has been possible to involve many other stakeholders in the process, to promote public discussion about the existential issues of dying, death, and bereavement, and to anchor the Charter’s objectives more firmly in the public consciousness. To date, over 2,300 organizations and institutions, as well as more than 27,000 individuals-including numerous politicians at all levels-have signed the Charter and support its ongoing implementation.
