Articles and Advice

Read about all things homecare below, including the latest care industry articles, advice, and company announcements, curated by the Cavendish Homecare Team.

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March 26, 2021 Homecare Services

Brain Tumor Awareness Week

Wear a Hat Day Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer. This Brain Cancer Awareness month, Cavendish Homecare is working to spread awareness of this disease by taking part in Wear a Hat Day. This […]

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March 23, 2021 Mental Health

How much sleep do we really need?

Why is sleep so important? Most adults need around eight hours of good quality sleep per night. Some people need a bit more, some a bit less.  However, if you regularly wake up tired and feel tired throughout the day, you probably aren’t getting […]

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March 11, 2021 Live-In Care

Live-in care for dementia patients

What is Dementia? According to Dementia UK, dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a range of progressive neurological disorders. These are conditions affecting the brain. There are over 200 subtypes of dementia. But the five most common are: Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, […]

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February 15, 2021 Mental Health

Children’s Mental Health

Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 took place from 1-7 February 2021. This year’s theme was Express Yourself. Signs that something is wrong Around 1 in 8 children and young people experience behavioural or emotional problems growing up. For some, these will resolve with time, […]

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January 29, 2021 New Research

Chocolate & Cognitive Function

There are many reasons why you might want to give someone chocolate on Valentine’s Day. There’s the tradition of it, and the idea of sweets for your sweetheart. Here’s another tempting reason: certain compounds in chocolate called cocoa flavanols which have recently been linked […]

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January 19, 2021 Paediatric Care

What does a paediatric nurse do?

Palliative care often gets confused with the end of life care, but the two are different, even if they offer similar things. For cancer patients, palliative care is an integral part of treatment. This article will go over exactly what palliative care can mean, […]

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January 14, 2021 Live-In Care

Benefits of live-in care

What is Live-in Care? Live-in Care is where one of our professionally trained Registered Nurses or Carers lives with you in your own home. The Registered Nurse or Carer will be in your home full-time, seven days a week. Therefore, there is always care […]

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December 21, 2020 Homecare Services

Qualities of a good carer

Every person is unique therefore providing a bespoke level of care that incorporates well into a patient’s lifestyle is paramount. With this goal in mind, we have created some of the essential aspects and characteristics and qualities of what is required to be a […]

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December 14, 2020 Parkinsons Care

10 Early warning signs of Parkinson’s

It can be difficult to tell if you or a loved one has Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disorder that predominately affects dopamine-producing neurons in a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. Symptoms of Parkinson’s generally develop slowly over years. Furthermore, […]

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