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Read about all things homecare below, including the latest care industry articles, advice, and company announcements, curated by the Cavendish Homecare Team.
September 22, 2023 Palliative care
Palliative care for COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a complex and progressive lung condition that affects millions worldwide. Living with COPD can be a challenging journey, marked by breathlessness, persistent coughing, and declining lung function. While medical treatments play a pivotal role in managing COPD, the […]
Read moreSeptember 19, 2023 Palliative care
Palliative care benefits
Palliative care enhances the quality of life for both patient and their families who confront the challenges of life-threatening illnesses, encompassing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects. Caregivers also experience an improved quality of life. Each year, approximately 56.8 million individuals, including 25.7 million […]
Read moreSeptember 11, 2023 Palliative care
Types of palliative care
What is palliative care? End of life care includes palliative care. If you have an illness that cannot be cured, palliative care makes you as comfortable as possible by managing your pain and other distressing symptoms. It also involves psychological, social and spiritual support for you […]
Read moreSeptember 5, 2023 Palliative care
When is palliative care recommended?
Palliative care is for when someone has a life-limiting condition or chronic illness. When a loved one with a progressive condition requires intensive treatment to ease the pain and manage their condition, palliative care should be considered. Palliative care can begin at any point during […]
Read moreAugust 15, 2023 Palliative care
Differences between palliative hospital care and home care
Palliative care offers physical, practical, and emotional support to those with a terminal illness and can be offered at any point after a terminal diagnosis. What is Palliative Care? Palliative care can last for years and is a holistic approach aiming to make you […]
Read moreJuly 4, 2023 Palliative care
When should someone be offered palliative care?
What is palliative care? The definition of palliative care, for us, is specialised medical care that provides support for people living with a chronic or life-limiting condition. This type of care can relieve the pain, symptoms and stress caused by these serious illnesses. Palliative […]
Read moreApril 17, 2023 Palliative care
5 stages of palliative care
What is palliative care? If you have an illness that cannot be cured, palliative care makes you as comfortable as possible by managing your pain and other distressing symptoms. It also involves psychological, social and spiritual support for you and your family or carers. This […]
Read moreMarch 9, 2023 Palliative care
What are the principles of palliative care?
What is palliative care? The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines it as “the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Control of pain, other symptoms, and psychological, social and spiritual problems, is paramount. The goal of palliative care […]
Read moreJuly 21, 2022 Palliative care
Palliative care FAQs
Palliative care is an approach to improve the quality of life of patients, who are facing a life-limiting and usually progressive illness. Palliative care works to incorporating personalised physical, psychosocial, and spiritual care. The below are some common questions asked when patients or their […]
Read moreJuly 14, 2022 Palliative care
Advice for families considering palliative care
Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work together with a patient’s other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. Palliative care is based on the needs of the patient, not on the patient’s prognosis. […]
Read moreJune 11, 2022 Palliative care
What does palliative care mean for cancer patients?
What is palliative care? Palliative care aims to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life during a period of illness. There’s no specific point of being ill that requires palliative care, you can have it whenever it is needed. It can be used to […]
Read moreMay 23, 2022 Palliative care
What to expect from a palliative home care plan
What is palliative care? When you are going through illness it is usually a stressful time for both you and your loved ones. Receiving treatment on top of day-to-day life may become difficult to manage. Your illness may also be terminal, which means you […]
Read moreAugust 20, 2021 Palliative care
Importance of spiritual support at End-of-Life
Why is spiritual support important at End-of-Life? Spiritual support is important at end-of-life for many reasons. Being diagnosed with a terminal illness often causes loved ones to think about death, loss and grief, in ways that haven’t had to before. Spiritual support helps loved […]
Read moreMay 28, 2021 Palliative care
Cavendish Homecare embraces “John’s Campaign” approach to care
Dementia and John’s Campaign Dementia is incurable and terminal, yet its progression is not linear. The correct care for someone living with Dementia is crucial to avoid causing more distress than a patient may already be experiencing. John’s Campaign understands and respects that individuals […]
Read moreMay 28, 2021 Palliative care
Palliative care for cancer patients
What is palliative care? Palliative care is care given to improve the quality of life of your loved ones who have a serious or life-threatening disease, such as cancer. Palliative care is an approach to care that addresses your loved one as a whole, […]
Read moreMay 10, 2021 Palliative care
Dying Matters Awareness Week
Dying matters believes in an open culture that talks about death, and where people feel able to listen and support those who are planning for their end of life, who are dying and who have been bereaved. This years Dying Matters Awareness Week is […]
Read moreFebruary 15, 2021 Palliative care
What are end of life signs?
Everyone is different, so it’s not easy to say exactly what will happen when someone approaches the end of their life. But in the last weeks and days before death, it’s common to experience certain changes. Learning about these changes can make the future seem […]
Read moreOctober 15, 2020 End of Life Care
Questions about end of life care
End of life care is different for each person. Each individual will have unique needs, advice, care and support during this time. End of life care will no doubt bring about questions from both the patient and their loved ones. Therefore it is important […]
Read moreSeptember 10, 2020 End of Life Care
What does end of life care mean?
In the final stages of a terminal illness, it can become evident that in spite of the best care, attention, and treatment, your loved one is approaching the end of their life. At this point many focus on changes to make their loved one […]
Read moreSeptember 27, 2019 Palliative care
Hospice care week 2019
As part of Hospice Care Week, Cavendish shares a day in the life of one its staff. The care that hospices and nursing homes provide for people is invaluable to thousands. With over 200 hospices across the UK, the work carried out by staff […]
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