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What is Palliative Care and End Of Life Care?

Written by Dove Home Care

Topic: Pain ManagementPublished June 1, 2018
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Palliative care is care that focuses on improving the quality of life and quality of care for patients with life-threatening or life-limiting illness and their families through the prevention and relief of suffering. Palliative care is for people living with a terminal illness where a cure is no longer possible. It’s not just for people diagnosed with terminal cancer, but any terminal condition. It’s also for people who have a complex illness and need their symptoms controlled. Palliative care aims to treat or manage pain and other physical symptoms. It will also help with any psychological, social or spiritual needs. Treatment will involve medicines, therapies, and any other support that specialist teams believe will help their patients. It includes caring for people who are nearing the end of life. This is called end of life care. At dove home care we assist in following services: Personal carernMedicationrnPreparation of mealsrnShoppingrnTaking to appointmentsrnOffer a support to family and friends.rnOffers a support system to help people live as actively as possible until deathrnSupports life and keeping people as healthy as possible, regarding dying as a normal processrnImproves the quality of lifern At Dove home care we can arrange for night care, sleepovers, waking shifts to give peace of mind that there is a trained carer on hand when you need them. End of life care It is an important part of palliative care for people who are nearing the end of life. End of life care is for people who are considered to be in the last year of life, but this time-frame can be difficult to predict. End of life care aims to help people live as well as possible and to die with dignity. It also refers to treatment during this time and can include additional support, such as help with legal matters. End of life care continues for as long as you need it. But depending on the underlying diagnosis and clinical course and also includes planning for end-of-life care. Palliative care includes end-of-life care, but also entails much more. We can also advise from our long experience, and offer our expertise in helping with choices, at a really difficult time. Whatever you need in care and support, we can provide. 0800 783 7672

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Dovehomecare: We provide care and support from a half-hour call to full wrap-around 24-hour care. We tailor our care to suit each individual’s care needs and respond flexibly to changes as they arise.Home care can help clients day-to-day with washing, dressings and cooking.

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