NON-Hospice Palliative Care – One Community Hospice

Let us tell you how palliative care works for patients with advanced illness who are still receiving curative treatments.

What is Palliative Care or a Palliative Medicine Practice?

Palliative Care/Medicine is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.

Palliative care is provided by a specially trained team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and chaplains who work together with a patient’s other physicians to provide an extra layer of support. Unlike hospice, it is appropriate at any stage of an advanced illness and it can be provided along with curative treatment. The palliative care team makes visits to the patient’s home whether private residence, independent living, assisted living or long term care.

Here's the Purpose and Goal of Palliative Care.

Palliative care and the medical specialty of Palliative Medicine, is specialized medical care that provides relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both you and your family. It is appropriate at any stage of a life-limiting illness, and it can be provided along with curative treatment.

Here's what you can expect of Palliative Care from One Community.

At One Community, our palliative care team of specialists includes physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and a chaplain as needed. Together with your own doctor, we make sure that you receive:

Relief from symptoms including shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, pain, nausea, loss of appetite, numbness, problems with sleep and much more
In-depth communication with you and your family about your goals, your concerns and your treatment options as well as how to match your goals to those options
Coordination of your care among all of your health care providers
Improved ability to tolerate medical treatments and the side effects of the disease
Improved ability to carry on with daily life
Emotional, practical and spiritual support for you and your family

We also provide:

24 hour support available for the patient
Social Worker to coordinate home care services as needed

This is how you pay for Palliative Care at One Community.

Most insurance plans have palliative care coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid. It is handled like other medical services such as oncology or cardiology.

This is how you start Palliative Care services early with One Community.

Palliative care can occur at the same time as all other treatments for your illness. In fact, some studies show that palliative care can extend your life. Pain and other symptoms affect your quality of life, and stress can have a large impact on you and your family. Don’t wait. Your palliative team can help.

You may have already been referred to palliative care, but if not, just ask your doctor for a referral. We will work together with your primary doctor and healthcare team.

For more information, call One Community Hospice and Palliative Care at 816-836-1096.