How Do Hospices Help With Loneliness?

92.6% of palliative care professionals identify loneliness as highly prevalent among people with terminal illnesses.

Learn more about how UK hospices help with loneliness and what you can do to support them.

How Do Hospices Support Family Carers

National Carers Week - carers enjoying a cup of tea and some time for themselves whilst in a hospice setting

Carers are, quite simply, remarkable. The trouble is, most of them don’t think of themselves that way. With roughly one in ten adults caring for a sick relative or friend, it’s time to recognise them properly and to talk about the hospices that help them.

Why Young People Need Hospice Care Too

Caregiver joyfully assisting a woman with severe motor disability, using advanced assistive technology for support and rehabilitation in a bright and comfortable hospice environment designed to be a home-from-home

The word “hospice” tends to conjure a particular image – peaceful gardens, soft furnishings, and an older person resting after a long life. That image isn’t wrong but it isn’t the whole picture either. Young people need hospice care too.