Home palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness or injury. The focus is on managing the symptoms of illness, relieving pain and helping with the emotional stress of serious illness. The aim is to improve quality of life for patients and their family.
- Reduces the severity of disease symptoms
- Promotes effective pain management
- Matches treatment plans with patient/family goals
Who can receive palliative care?
You do not need to have a terminal diagnosis to receive palliative care. Home palliative care is appropriate for patients of all ages with a serious illness or injury. Palliative care can be received by patients at any time, at any stage of illness, and can be part of a plan that includes active treatment.
Palliative care at home provides:
- Specially trained nurses, social workers, home health aides and rehabilitation therapists
- Excellent pain and symptom management
- Assistance with medical, emotional, social and spiritual concerns
- Education regarding treatment options and goals
- Coordination of care with your doctor and other health care providers
- Consultation with a physician certified in palliative care
Our home palliative care team follows you through the course of your illness and can help with the issues surrounding advance directives, end-of-life care and transitioning to hospice as needed.
