UK Ambassador to Spain Visit

UK Ambassador to Spain Visit
The British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, visited the Cudeca Hospice in Benalmádena on September 5th. He and his wife María Antonia Martín were given a guided tour of the building and met staff who recounted the history of the palliative care centre founded by British subject Joan Hunt,  the only one of its kind [...]leer más »

30 years adding Life to the Days: Transparency and good practices

For us, transparency in the management of the funds we receive is a fundamental requirement in order to continue to enjoy the trust of the people and entities that support us every year; and a way of achieving, through practice, higher levels of efficiency and quality in all our processes.  With the aim of ensuring [...]leer más »

30 years adding Life to the Days. Volunteering, the base of Cudeca 

30 years adding Life to the Days. Volunteering, the base of Cudeca 
From the very beginning, our founder, Joan Hunt, was clear that volunteering was fundamental to leading the Cudeca project and has been part of the CUDECA team, collaborating in many ways:  Caring for patients and families alongside the care teams. Collaborating in our charity shops. Supporting our charity events. Helping in our Centre and other [...]leer más »

30 years adding Life to Days: Palliative Care Centre

30 years adding Life to Days: Palliative Care Centre
Did you know that in 1995 the Benalmádena Town Hall gave a plot of land to the Cudeca Hospice to build our Palliative Care Centre?  In 1998 we laid the first stone of the Centre and started a campaign to cover the cost of the construction thanks to the community.   In 2000 we completed the [...]leer más »

Costa Women End of Summer Charity Party for Cudeca

Costa Women End of Summer Charity Party for Cudeca
On 22nd September 2022 at 19:30 at PLAY Restaurant in Mijas Costa, Costa Women and female friends will celebrate their 12th year as a community with fun, food, fashion, music and lots more. They are supporting Cudeca.org - a non-profit organisation that offers professional medical care to patients suffering from cancer or other advanced illnesses, [...]leer más »

30 years adding life to the days. Psychological and Social Care 

30 years adding life to the days. Psychological and Social Care 
One of the key aspects of palliative care is to address the psycho-social needs of the person suffering from an illness such as cancer or other advanced diseases.  For this reason we have psychologists and social workers who support the other care teams and help patients, and those around them, to control negative reactions and [...]leer más »

30 years adding Life to Days. Our care: Home Care

30 years adding Life to Days. Our care: Home Care
Did you know that in 1994 we hired our first Home Care team and now we have 7 teams that provide medical care and psychological and social support to more than 1,700 people and their families every year?  Our teams are made up of a nurse and a doctor specialised in palliative care and are [...]leer más »

Get to know our In-patient Unit

Get to know our In-patient Unit
Patients in a more complex state, who cannot be cared for at home, receive specialized care in this unit 24 hours a day. In order to provide quality care for both patients and their families, the unit is formed by expert professionals with extensive experience; and, in addition, a welcoming environment has been designed to [...]leer más »

30 years adding Life to Days. Our charity shops.

30 years adding Life to Days. Our charity shops.
We opened our first charity shop in 1992 in the town of Fuengirola (Malaga) with the aim of helping us to raise funds through the sale of second-hand clothes and furniture to put towards the most important thing: to continue caring for and accompanying people with cancer and other advanced illnesses, as well as offering [...]leer más »

Diputación de Málaga and Cudeca Hospice Foundation Joan Hunt Awards

Diputación de Málaga and Cudeca Hospice Foundation Joan Hunt Awards
On 27 July, Diputación de Málaga and Cudeca Hospice Foundation celebrated the 1st edition of the Joan Hunt Awards to recognise the contribution of the foreign population to the progress, social, economic and cultural development of the province of Málaga at the Edgar Neville Auditorium. Diputación de Málaga created the Joan Hunt Awards in 2021 [...]leer más »