Hillingdon
Caring at Home
Everyone wants to be at home for as long as possible. Family carers often ask for more knowledge regarding the best way to care. This section includes information on managing daily care such as how to move people in bed, bed baths, mouthcare and where to get help.
Caring at Home Help and Support Services in Hillingdon
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Help and SupportPrescribing ahead: information for patients and carers
Understanding the injections that you have been asked to keep at home. Advice from a senior palliative physician
Mouth care: Information for patients and carers
An overview of good mouth care and how to manage common problems
Nausea and vomiting: Information for patients and carers
How can I help my nausea at home before trying medication? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Caring for a breathless patient at home
Resources to support someone who is living with breathlessness
What to expect when someone close to you is in their final days
Information for carers about the process of dying
Moving someone in bed
How to turn someone in bed, and how to change the bed with someone in it
Anxiety towards the end of life: Information for patients and carers
Anxiety is a natural response to stresses in our lives and is common in people living with a palliative diagnosis
Giving someone a bed bath
Helping someone to stay clean and fresh and be washed in bed
Constipation caused by medicines: Information for patients and carers
What is the best treatment for constipation caused by medicines? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Agitation and Restlessness in the Final Days: Information for patients and carers
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life
Moving someone in and out of bed
How to move someone into a chair or commode, or to the shower, and back into bed again
Caring at home - practical tips
A range of short videos and invaluable practical tips for families caring at home towards the end of life