Palliative Care Services

Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving symptoms, pain, and stress from serious illness at any stage. It helps patients feel better day to day while ensuring care is coordinated and aligned with what matters most.

Any patient suffering from a serious illness, regardless of age or stage of disease, may benefit from Palliative care. This includes patients with cancer, heart disease, lung diseases, kidney disease, Alzheimer’s, and many other conditions.

While both prioritize comfort, Palliative care can be pursued at any time during an illness, in conjunction with curative treatments, whereas hospice care is typically reserved for individuals nearing the end of life and no longer pursuing curative treatments.

Palliative care focuses on symptom relief, care planning, and coordination rather than rehabilitation or skilled recovery services. It often works alongside home health when additional support is needed.

Coverage varies by payer and may include Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. Eligibility and copays depend on your plan; our team can help verify benefits.

Services may include symptom and pain management, medication review, goals-of-care discussions, care coordination, and emotional support for patients and families.

Visit frequency depends on symptoms, care needs, and physician orders. Services are adjusted as needs change.

In many cases, a referral from a primary care doctor or specialist might be needed, but policies can vary by institution.