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Winners at The Scottish Care at Home & Housing Support Awards

Winners at The Scottish Care at Home & Housing Support Awards

29 May 2023.
On Friday 19th May, members of our Scotland team attended The Care at Home & Housing Support Awards. It was a great opportunity to get together in person woth other providers, celebrating all of the finalists winners and hear their stories. The Good Care Group was nominated in the following three categories:  Provider of the year Palliative and end-of-life care practice Technology and people We are pleased to announce that we are the winners of the Palliative and End-of-life Care Practice award! We are incredibly proud of our win, as this reflects the dedication and hard work of every member of The Good Care Group team. ...
Class divisions affecting choice of palliative care

Class divisions affecting choice of palliative care

09 Mar 2020.
A recent major NHS study by Public Health England has shown that class divisions affect people’s access to the type of palliative care they desire. The research showed that those who are married are more likely to have the option of spending their final days at home, surrounded by their families, whilst those who are single or divorced are more likely to die in hospital. A recent major NHS study by Public Health England has shown that class divisions affect people’s access to the type of palliative care they desire. The research showed that those who are married are more likely to have the option of spending their final days at home, surrounded by their families, whilst those who are ...
Palliative care for dementia patients under scrutiny

Palliative care for dementia patients under scrutiny

11 Nov 2019.
New research supported by Sue Ryder shows that end of life care for the terminally ill – especially those with dementia – can be dependent on “arbitrary” factors, such as age, ethnicity and location. New research supported by Sue Ryder shows that end of life care for the terminally ill – especially those with dementia – can be dependent on “arbitrary” factors, such as age, ethnicity and location. The report, curated by think-tank Demos, showed that terminally ill patients with dementia were at a particularly high risk of being hospitalised rather than being cared for at home, as a lack of support in the community is leaving family carers unable to cope. As a remedy to the issue of “hit-and-miss” ...
How to Care for an End of Life Client

How to Care for an End of Life Client

11 Nov 2019.
Live-in Care is suitable for people at different stages of their adult life, enabling them to continue living comfortably at home with the support they need to properly manage their condition or disability. This choice is also extended to those who have been diagnosed with terminal conditions. Live-in Care is suitable for people at different stages of their adult life, enabling them to continue living comfortably at home with the support they need to properly manage their condition or disability. This choice is also extended to those who have been diagnosed with terminal conditions. End of life care delivered in the home can help a person find peace, and achieve their goal of staying at home. The assistance provided by ...
End of life care

End of life care

11 Nov 2019.
End of life care helps many elderly people through their final days. In simple terms, end of life care means the care, treatment and support that is provided to help someone to live as well as possible before they die. End of life care helps many elderly people through their final days. In simple terms, end of life care means the care, treatment and support that is provided to help someone to live as well as possible before they die. End of life care also covers essential aspects of care including the management of pain and other symptoms, the provision of psychological, social, spiritual and practical support and support for the family into bereavement. Making a decision about end of ...
British Geriatric (BGS) Newsletter “Improving end of life care at home” – April/May 2011

British Geriatric (BGS) Newsletter “Improving end of life care at home” – April/May 2011

11 Nov 2019.
There are around 750,000 people in the United Kingdom currently spending their last months of life with advanced dementia, and it is clear that such individuals require very specific and tailored end of life care. There are around 750,000 people in the United Kingdom currently spending their last months of life with advanced dementia, and it is clear that such individuals require very specific and tailored end of life care. However, a recent report produced by researchers from Marie Curie, UCI, and the Royal Free Hospital, identified that people with dementia at the end of life are less likely to be referred for palliative services. The research also showed that sufferers are offered less pain control, are more likely to ...
How palliative live-in care helps you take those meaningful steps

How palliative live-in care helps you take those meaningful steps

08 Nov 2019.
Following Tessa Jowell’s inspirational speech, find out how palliative live-in care can help support comfort and self-determination at the end of life. The key aims of palliative live-in care were brought into sharp focus when Baroness Tessa Jowell delivered an impassioned speech to the House of Lords earlier this year. In this article, we’ll celebrate those inspirational words, then look more closely at the things that truly matter when it comes to care at the end of life. Baroness Tessa Jowell’s inspirational speech On 25 January, while in the latter stages of her battle against a rare form of brain cancer, Baroness Tessa Jowell stood up to deliver a rousing speech in the House of Lords. She spoke for 15 ...
Supporting Those At End Of Life

Supporting Those At End Of Life

07 Nov 2019.
Carer Blog Series continues with a sometimes hard to talk subject, end of life care. I do not have much experience in my professional role with end of life or palliative care, with that said, I would like to share with you are some thoughts I have that have arisen as a result of spending time with a friend who is facing an untimely death. Dealing with and talking about death is something most of us find deeply uncomfortable. We carefully tiptoe around the word, or we try to find different ways of saying it out loud. We may also try to keep our voices light and cheerful and feel it is our duty to steer the conversation to every ...
Dementia patients ‘lack proper care’

Dementia patients ‘lack proper care’

06 Nov 2019.
A new report, released by two charities, Marie Curie and Alzheimer’s Society, has revealed that dementia sufferers are not always getting high-quality care at the end of their life. A new report, released by two charities, Marie Curie and Alzheimer’s Society, has revealed that dementia sufferers are not always getting high-quality care at the end of their life. The report, which draws on research from across the UK in addition to information from health and social care services, found that dementia sufferers are not getting the care they need because the condition is not recognised as a terminal illness. Living and Dying with Dementia – Barriers to Care addresses the often overlooked final stage of dementia – a progressive, terminal ...

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