The Geneva Palliative Care Network
Palliative care is inherently based on interprofessionality.
Providing the best possible comfort to a person suffering from an incurable disease, accompanying them and their loved ones throughout the palliative care journey requires the intervention of multiple, sometimes unsuspected, skills.
This is where the Geneva palliative care network is of utmost importance. Palliative Geneva allows you to access here all the help, support, and care, whether psychological, medical, social, or spiritual, referenced in the canton of Geneva.
The Geneva Palliative Care Network
Palliative care is inherently based on interprofessionality.
Providing the best possible comfort to a person suffering from an incurable disease, accompanying them, as well as their loved ones, in the palliative care life journey requires the intervention of multiple, sometimes unsuspected skills.
And this is where the Geneva palliative care network is of utmost importance. Palliative Geneva allows you to access here all the help, support and care, whether psychological, medical, social, spiritual, referenced in the canton of Geneva..
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- FIND SUPPORT
- HOME CARE
- IN NURSING HOMES
- AT THE HOSPITAL
- IN PALLIATIVE CARE HOMES
- FINDING EQUIPMENT
- IN NEIGHBORING FRANCE
SOCIAL AIDS AND SERVICES
Having recourse to palliative care also means being able to count on a social aid network in case of difficulties.
The following services are available to assist you with this type of process:
- Support with administrative procedures
- Financial problems
- Change of living environment
- Admission to nursing homes
- Family issues
Social Information Office (BIS)
Help for people in difficult financial, social or psychological situations
DÔME SENIOR
Help and support for people of retirement age in Switzerland
Pro Infirmis Geneva
For people facing physical or mental disabilities
Pro Mente Sana
For people with mental illnesses and their loved ones
ASSOCIATIONS AND
VOLUNTEERS
You can contact the following associations that offer support in palliative situations.
Alzheimer Geneva
Support for affected individuals and their loved ones
End-of-Life Doulas
Association
Support for the dying and their families before, during and after death
Maria-Cristina Association
Home-based support and well-being
Cancer Support Switzerland
Support groups and activities in English
Support phone number: 022 723 22 31
Support email: support@cancersupport.ch
General inquiries email: info@cancersupport.ch
Centre Otium
Therapies and workshops for people affected by cancer and their loved ones
Left Bank:
Right Bank:
Geneva Red Cross
Support for vulnerable people
https://www.croix-rouge-ge.ch/activites/populations-vulnerables
Geneva League
Against Cancer
Various types of workshops and support
Geneva Lung League
Support group for patients with respiratory insufficiency
Geneva Caregiver Support
Support for caregivers
Support for
Children
As’trame Geneva
Support for children and adolescents experiencing bereavement
AVAC – LEARNING TO LIVE WITH CANCER
Psychological and emotional support
Cancer Support Switzerland
Support groups and activities in English for children and adolescents
Support phone number: 022 723 22 31
Support email: support@cancersupport.ch
General inquiries email: info@cancersupport.ch
CAS – School Support Center
Academic support for sick children and children of sick parents
022 331 08 08
(9:00 AM-12:00 PM Monday to Friday)
Centre Otium
Therapies and workshops for people affected by cancer and their loved ones
Left Bank:
Right Bank:
Resiliam
Psychological support for children and young people when a loved one is facing a serious illness, disability or death
Spiritual Support
The spiritual sphere encompasses and transcends the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual whole, thus the human being in its entirety.
Faced with the challenges of illness, we confront our fragility, our fears, death, and many questions. Spiritual support helps to give meaning and maintain hope and motivation. Feeling that one exists and being listened to is an invaluable aid and source of comfort. Here we inform you of some resources in this area.
Bereavement
Support
For adults and children who are experiencing the loss of a loved one, associations can support you. Don’t hesitate to contact them.
AS’TRAME GENEVA
Offers individual bereavement support
Cancer Support Switzerland
Support groups and activities in English
Support phone number: 022 723 22 31
Support email: support@cancersupport.ch
General inquiries email: info@cancersupport.ch
Centre Otium
Therapies and workshops for people affected by cancer and their loved ones
Left Bank:
Right Bank:
HUG MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Takes place on a Saturday in March in honor of deceased children
DOCTORS
CoSPa dom: home medical-nursing consultations
GGPSP: Geneva Group of Physicians Practicing Palliative Care
Telephone on-call and home care
Palli-GeMed: Palliative emergencies
OSAD (1):
Nursing care and caregivers
- Interventions 7 days/week, 24 hours/day without additional costs
GIIGE, Geneva Independent Nurses Group
Presti-Services
OSAD (2):
Nursing care and caregivers
- Interventions 7 days/week day and evening, night care at patient’s expense
OSAD (3):
Nursing care and caregivers
- Interventions 7 days/week day and evening, no night care
OTHER THERAPISTS:
DIETITIANS/
NUTRITIONISTS
Within IMAD, SITEX, PROXIMOS structures or ADIGE Geneva Dietitians Association:
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
Within IMAD, SITEX structures or
Geneva Section of the Swiss Association of Occupational Therapists
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
Physioswiss Geneva, cantonal association
PHARMACIES:
OTHER STRUCTURES:
GENEVA LUNG LEAGUE
PASSO
HUG pediatric support team for supportive and comfort care
In Nursing Homes
The following professionals can intervene in nursing homes.
Brochure ‘Accompanying to the End of Life – Palliative Care in Nursing Homes’.
Brochure-Palliative-Care-Accompanying-to-the-end-of-life.pdf
Geneva Group of Doctors Practicing Palliative Care
The doctors from the Geneva group of physicians practicing palliative care intervene at home, with the agreement of the attending physician, at the request of patients, families or professionals (family doctors, specialists)
Attending physician or nursing home physician
The attending physician is the first person to contact in case of need for palliative care. Palliative care specialists remain available for second-line support
COSPA HOME PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATIONS
At the Hospital
Spread across 2 HUG sites, at Bellerive Hospital and Joli-Mont Clinic, the bed units of the HUG palliative medicine service offer any person whose state of health requires specialized palliative care the possibility of living with the illness with respect and dignity. This service helps patients and their loved ones, regardless of the illness, to preserve their quality of life.
In addition, mobile units of consultants specialized in palliative care (CoSPa) are deployed across all HUG sites upon request.
PASSO
HUG’s Pediatric Support and Comfort Care Team
https://enfants-ados.hug.ch/soins-support-confort
Joli-Mont Clinic
The Joli-Mont Clinic includes 1 unit of 8 beds from the palliative medicine service
Avenue Trembley 45
Case postale 62
1211 Geneva 19
Bellerive Hospital
Bellerive Hospital has 28 beds in 2 units of the palliative medicine service
https://www.hug.ch/hopital-bellerive
Chemin de la Savonnière 11
1245 Collonge Bellerive
Other Establishments
La Maison de Tara
It offers an alternative to hospitalization for people at the end of life
10 chemin du Villaret
1224 Chêne-Bougeries
Home Oxygen
Various companies provide services for oxygen therapy and respiratory support therapy.
Sitex: Home Hospitalization Service
Equipment and Assistive Devices
Many companies sell or rent medical equipment.
Be sure to ask your care providers which equipment is useful to order.
Crystal Transports Equipment Rental
Foyer Handicap Assistive Devices
moyensauxiliaires@foyer-handicap.ch
https://foyer-handicap.ch/entreprises-sociales-geneve/moyens-auxiliaires-geneve
Assistive devices provided by AI for people below AHV age and receiving AI pension
https://www.ahv-iv.ch/p/4.03.f
Assistive Devices Center Le Mont-sur-Lausanne VD
https://sahb.ch/fr/contact/centre-de-moyens-auxiliaires-le-mont-sur-lausanne-vd
For patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS:
ALS Association
Accompanied Transport
Various companies offer accompanied transport for sick or disabled people.
Eric Egolf – Taxi Transport for Disabled People
Fondation Foyer Handicap Transport
https://foyer-handicap.ch/entreprises-sociales-geneve/transport-des-personnes-a-mobilite-reduite/
En France voisine
Les soins palliatifs reposent sur l’interdisciplinarité ; les professionnels et autres intervenants étant complémentaires. Vous trouverez dans cette rubrique les professionnels spécialisés selon les lieux de prise en charge.
En France, l’accès aux soins palliatifs est un droit pour tous, inscrit dans la loi du 9 juin 1999.
Toute personne peut ainsi bénéficier de l’accès aux soins palliatifs qu’il soit à l’hôpital, à domicile ou dans des établissements médicosociaux hébergeant des personnes âgées (EHPAD) ou liés au handicap.
Plusieurs structures spécialisées existent en France: Equipes Mobiles de Soins Palliatifs (EMSP), Unités de Soins Palliatifs (USP), Lits Identifiés de Soins Palliatifs (LISP) et réseaux.
La démarche palliative doit néanmoins pouvoir être intégrée par tous les soignants.
En France voisine (Haute Savoie, pays de Gex et secteur de Bellegarde), il n’y a pas d’USP.
Les hôpitaux publics des différents territoires de la Haute-Savoie (Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois pour Annecy et St Julien, Hôpitaux du Léman pour Thonon, Centre Hospitalier Alpes Léman pour Annemasse- Bonneville et Hôpitaux des Pays du Mont Blanc pour Sallanches-Chamonix) ont des EMSP qui conseillent et soutiennent la démarche palliative.
Elles ont une activité intra hospitalière et parfois extrahospitalière (domicile et établissements médicosociaux).
Les réseaux du Faucigny et Oncoleman sont en cours de rapprochement depuis janvier 2016 avec le réseau de diabétologie 3 Lacs et Montagne pour créer le réseau d’appui ACCCESS: ils travaillent en collaboration pour coordonner les prises en charge complexes à domicile de patients fragiles afin de favoriser le maintien à domicile.
Vous pourrez les joindre au numéro unique: 04 80 95 50 55
Sur chaque territoire hospitalier existe une Hospitalisation A Domicile publique liée à l’hôpital.
Sur le secteur d’Annecy existe une structure privée, l’HAD Haute Savoie Sud.
Dans les cliniques, hôpitaux locaux et de rééducation il existe souvent des référents en soins palliatifs et des modalités d’accueil en soins palliatifs (LISP ou autre).
Parmi ceux-là certaines structures, comme le Centre Médical de Praz Coutant, le Centre de suite et de soins « La Marteraye » , le centre MGEN d’Evian, l’hôpital « La Tour » et l’hôpital privé Savoie Nord, ont organisé une prise en charge orientée vers les soins palliatifs sur certains secteurs.
Vous pouvez contacter les EMSP pour tout renseignement complémentaire:
CHANGE Annecy :
04 50 63 66 43
soins.palliatifs.secr@ch-annecygenevois.fr
CHAL Annemasse-Bonneville :
04 50 82 30 73
Centre Hospitalier Sallanches-Chamonix et VSHA (Praz Coutant) :
0450473100
soins_EMSP@ch-sallanches-chamonix.fr
CHANGE Saint Julien :
04 50 49 67 61
HDL Thonon :
04 50 83 24 55
s-coguen@ch-hopitauxduleman.fr
Il est à préciser que l’assistance au suicide n’existe pas en France et que l’euthanasie est interdite.
Toutefois les lois Leonetti de 2005 et Leonetti Claeys de 2016 permettent l’arrêt des traitements qui maintiennent artificiellement en vie, et la réalisation d’une sédation profonde et terminale sous certaines conditions précises.
Ces lois ont réaffirmé le droit et la nécessité que tout citoyen ait accès aux soins palliatifs et à l’accompagnement, quel que soit le choix d’engager, poursuivre, limiter ou interrompre tout traitement.
Vous pourrez trouver plus de renseignements sur les soins palliatifs en France sur le site de la SFAP (Société Française d’Accompagnement et Soins Palliatifs): SFAP