Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care
The video series that we created for family caregivers is most helpful in hospice care. Many people confuse hospice with palliative care.
Palliative care focuses on providing quality of life and helping patients live with their serious illness. Whereas Hospice care is a type of palliative care that focuses on providing comfort care to terminally ill patients.
When to Start Palliative Care?
"As one starts a journey in a hike, each step marks a promise …"
Palliative care usually starts at the beginning of a diagnosis of a serious illness, rather than waiting until the later stages. The key to palliative care is that this form of care complements the ongoing medical treatments for the patient and can help them tolerate aggressive therapies while managing the symptoms.
Who is Hospice Care For?
"… not just to reach a destination but to listen to the whispers of the trail."
Hospice care is for terminally ill individuals who need caring and not curing until the end of life. Patients in hospice usually have a few months left until the end of their lives, so care is heavily focused on ensuring the remaining time is comfortable.
