Palliative Care At home
Supportive care aligning goals and treatment options
Personalized Care That Supports Quality of Life at Every Stage
Palliative care is advanced medical support for patients living with a serious or chronic illness. This patient-centered approach is designed to align specialized care with patient goals, manage complex symptoms, and support quality of life at any stage of illness. Our nurse practitioners work alongside each patient’s care team to offer support and personalized care to patients and their families. Nurse practitioners play a crucial role in the process by focusing on disease-specific requirements and guiding patients toward the most appropriate level of care.
Palliative care is right for patients who have:
- Progressive illness
- Frequent hospitalizations
- Difficulty managing symptoms
- Side effects from treatment
- Lack of appetite or nausea
The Residential Difference
Patients receiving palliative care from Residential are matched with Journey Counselors who are experts in providing information, advocacy, and support for your specific health needs. It’s never to early to learn about all your health care options and guide your own path.
Patients who are still seeking aggressive treatment for their illness may choose palliative care to complement their main treatment, ease pain and other symptoms, and improve quality of life.
Palliative care with Residential provides an additional layer of support to help with current treatments.
Frequently Asked Questions About Palliative Care
Palliative care is specialized medical support for anyone living with a serious illness. It focuses on relieving symptoms, managing pain, and improving quality of life, all alongside the treatment the patient is already experiencing. It’s not about giving up on treatment; it’s about helping someone feel better while they go through it.
Palliative care is an advanced, patient-centered approach that can be provided at any stage of a serious illness. It focuses on aligning care with the patient’s goals, helping manage complex symptoms, and improving quality of life.
Hospice care is designed for patients with a life-limiting illness who are approaching the end of life.
Anyone with a serious illness, at any stage, who needs additional support can be eligible for palliative care. Common conditions include heart failure, COPD, cancer, kidney disease, and Parkinson’s disease.
A nurse practitioner works with the patient’s doctor on symptom and pain management, medication questions, and advance care planning based on what matters most to the patient and their family. Depending on the care needed, social workers and chaplains may also be available for practical and emotional support.
Palliative care may be eligible for coverage depending on the type of insurance the patient has. Depending on the plan, families may be responsible for a co-pay, deductible, coinsurance, or other out-of-pocket costs for initial and follow-up visits.
If a patient’s needs change and their illness progresses, our team will talk with the patient and family about what comes next, which could include hospice care. Residential provides home health, palliative, and hospice care in order to provide comprehensive support for the patients we serve.