Finalists in The Palliative and End of Life Care Awards 2025

What are the Palliative Care and End of Life Care awards?

Organised by Care Talk magazine, the palliative and end of life care awards serve a vital purpose: they celebrate incredible initiatives led by care professionals in social care and hospices that are truly making a difference in improving end-of-life experiences. The event shines a much-needed spotlight on the crucial and often complex role social care plays in supporting individuals facing challenging conditions like dementia, complex physical and neurological disorders, and other life-limiting illnesses. It’s all about recognising and celebrating outstanding excellence, best practice, dedication, and innovation within this critical field.

Why Palliative Care in the community matters?

Palliative care is about more than just medical treatment; it’s about providing holistic support that focuses on comfort, quality of life, and dignity for individuals and their families. When delivered within social care and community settings, its importance is amplified:

• Holistic support: It ensures that individuals can receive comprehensive care that addresses not only their physical symptoms but also their emotional, social, and spiritual needs, often in the familiar comfort of their own homes.
• Empowering choice: Community-based palliative care allows individuals to maintain as much control as possible over their lives and care decisions, empowering them to live well until the very end.
• Family-centric care: It extends support to families and loved ones, offering guidance, respite, and bereavement support through what can be an incredibly difficult time.
• Reduced hospital admissions: By providing high-quality care at home, it can often help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, allowing individuals to remain in their preferred environment.
• Enhanced quality of life: Ultimately, excellent palliative care in the community is about ensuring the best possible quality of life for individuals facing serious illness, enabling them to live as fully and comfortably as possible.

At Cavendish Homecare, we are passionate about creating a positive and supportive experience for every client, empowering them to live well at home. It was an honour to not only be a proud sponsor of the Innovation in End of Life Social Care category but also to be recognised as finalists in three other categories! Being surrounded by so many other outstanding palliative and end-of-life care providers filled us with immense pride.