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Palliative Care of the Carolina Foothills
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Palliative (pronounced pál-lee-uh-tiv) Care means comfort care, and is offered as a program of consultative services to help relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness. The goal is to maximize the quality of life for individuals and families coping with difficult, but not terminal, medical conditions.
Patients who could benefit from Palliative Care include those with some or all of the following situations:
- Life-limiting illness with accompanying physical, emotional and/or spiritual suffering;
- Significant changes in a long-term medical condition or life situation;
- An advanced illness that is not appropriate for Hospice care;
- A medical condition for which curative treatment is being received; and
- Making health care decisions or plans for themselves or their loved ones is difficult, particularly regarding goals of care and advance directives.
The Palliative Care Team
Palliative Care team members include a palliative care physician, a family nurse practitioner, and a medical social worker, who are referred for consultation with a patient by the patient's primary care provider. The team's services focus on pain and other worrisome symptoms of illness, and the impact the illness has on all aspects of a person's life. They will call on other community resources as needed, and help guide the patient and his/her family as they make decisions.
Sponsored by Hospice of the Carolina Foothills
Palliative Care of the Carolina Foothills is one of the
community-based services of Hospice. Referral to Palliative Care does
not mean referral to Hospice. You can reach the Palliative Care Program
Coordinator by calling 828.894.7016, or 800.617.7132, or emailing
pcare@hocf.org.
Hospice Care & Palliative Care: What’s the difference?
Hospice Care is designed for individuals and families living with a terminal illness.
Palliative Care is designed for those with a serious illness who want to live well and plan wisely for the future. It is a consultative service, offered in conjunction with a person’s primary healthcare provider.