Tag Archives: Palliative Care
The Importance of Medical Social Workers in End of Life Care
Hospice and palliative care are end-of-life treatment options that family members often don’t understand and have difficulty discussing. Medical social workers help fill the need for families by looking at both the medical and emotional sides of the process to provide information and guidance. Hospice vs. Palliative Care Hospice is a comfort care philosophy for…
Hospice Care vs. Palliative Care – Understanding the Differences
When facing serious illness, patients and families may wonder what the difference between hospice and palliative care is and how they can benefit from each. Although similar, there are important differences to take into consideration when determining the type of care needed. Hospice Care and Palliative Care Defined Hospice is a comfort care philosophy for…
Compassionate Comfort: Why Hospice and Palliative Care are the Right Choices
Long-term and terminal illnesses affect not only individuals but their entire families. Whether the sick person will recover or not, they still need care and special attention. Most families don’t have the training or knowledge to be able to care for their seriously ill loved ones. When you choose to get the help of professional…
Palliative Care and Chronic Conditions
Living with serious health conditions can be overwhelming for both patients and their families. When health conditions cause major pain and suffering, people often don’t know how to cope. Palliative Care, also known as Supportive Care, is a solution which can help make life more manageable. What is Palliative Care? Not to be confused with…
Understanding Palliative Care and How it Can Help
I know most people have heard of Hospice Care before but Palliative Care may as well be a foreign word. Palliative Care is care that focuses on making someones life better by treating symptoms of terminal, chronic, or long-lasting disease or illness. Many patients with a terminal or chronic illness have a small arsenal of…
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