Palliative Care

Palliative care is a compassionate service that helps provide relief from the pain and symptoms you or your loved one may be experiencing. Whatever condition you face, our team is here to help provide you with the best quality of life, wherever you are in your treatment journey.

Our palliative care team makes it easy for you and your family to relax and feel cared for. We take the burden of scheduling appointments, ordering supplies, and coordinating services off of your plate, so you can focus on what matters most: feeling better. 

Your nurses, physicians, specialists and clinicians will all work in close collaboration to ensure optimal patient outcomes in every aspect of your care continuum. With everything that we do, your mental, physical and spiritual goals lead the way.

Understanding Palliative Care

We provide palliative care in conjunction with other treatments meant to cure or treat your condition. It is offered during any stage of illness, from the diagnosis, throughout treatment, during follow-ups, and beyond. Palliative care is a useful resource for patients of any age and their families alike. 

To help ensure optimal comfort and a high quality of life during treatment, our care team addresses these symptoms:

• Pain or discomfort
• Anxiety or nervousness
• Fatigue
• Depression
• Lack of appetite
• Nausea
• Shortness of breath
• Sleep problems

What Services Will Palliative Care Provide?

We improve the quality of life for everyone involved in the patient’s treatment process, including their family. With everyone’s needs in mind, our palliative care team provides the following services:

• Unique care plan that evolves with the patient
• Treat pain and symptoms
• Supply and deliver medication, supplies and equipment needed to treat symptoms and enhance comfort
• Medication management that re-evaluates the treatments utilized to ensure the highest quality of life with the fewest possible side effects
• Emotional, spiritual and social support for the patient and their family
• Education, training and support for family caregivers
• Family caregiver training program with over 20 courses

Therapies Offered With Pallative Care:

Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Therapeutic Touch
Massage

Palliative care can help people living with chronic or life-threatening illnesses, including:

• Cancer
• Kidney failure
• Heart disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Lung disease
• Dementia
• Alzheimer’s disease 
• ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

At Pallatus Health, our caring clinicians work as a team with the patient and their family to develop a treatment program that works for them. Get started with us today.