A look back at World Hospice and Palliative Care Day and the commitment of Aide et Soins à Domicile Liège-Huy-Waremme
Every year, on 11 October, the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day invites us to take a sensitive look at an often overlooked reality: until the very end, life deserves care, attention and dignity.
Palliative care does not mean the end of life, but rather another way to support them, with respect, humanity and kindness.
Giving meaning to support
Palliative care is intended for people with a serious or incurable illness, when curative treatment is no longer possible. Its objectives are: relieve pain, improve quality of life and offer comprehensive support – physical, psychological, social and spiritual.
Often mistakenly perceived as a step towards giving up, these treatments actually represent the opposite. a smooth and deeply humane transition, focused on the fundamental needs and dignity of patients.
A right for all
Since 2002, Belgian law has guaranteed access to palliative care for everyone. Today, tools and systems have been refined to enable increasingly early and appropriate care.
Thanks to instruments such as the scale PICT, doctors can identify affected patients earlier, giving them access to:
- the intervention of’specialised support teams (such as the Delta team in the province of Liège),
- exemption from co-payment for certain treatments,
- one lump sum allowance of €827.99 (in 2025), renewable once,
- one enhanced medical and paramedical care, as close as possible to the patient's reality.
The daily commitment of Home Help & Care Liège-Huy-Waremme
At home, palliative care requires close coordination between carers, doctors, relatives and support teams.
At AS, this coordination translates into a 24-hour presence, of quick responses and one personalised follow-up, made possible thanks to our nurses specifically trained in palliative care.
Every month, more than 110 patients are supported at home, representing more than 2,000 days of care. But our commitment goes beyond nursing care: thanks to the complementarity of our business lines – Home care, family support, social domestic help, etc. – we offer a comprehensive and holistic approach.
This multidisciplinary collaboration is the key to respectful, humane care that is deeply rooted in the daily lives of patients and their loved ones.
Daphne Dujardin, Project and Communications Manager
A series of podcasts to extend the discussion
As part of the Palliative Care Week, Our teams wanted to highlight this collective effort, which is often discreet but essential.
We therefore carried out a series of exclusive podcasts, now available on our social media channels.
Through moving testimonials, professional insights and stories from the field, These episodes give a voice to those who, every day, accompany people at the end of their lives with dedication.
From external service providers They also share their vision of this networking, which is essential to ensuring dignified and consistent support.
Discover the complete series of podcasts on our social media channels. and immerse yourself in these life stories that illustrate, better than any speech, the power of human attention at the heart of palliative care.