What Is Palliative Care?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Is Hospice Care the Same as Palliative Care?
Hospice care is for people who are at the final stage of serious illnesses. It is designed to provide these patients with the comfort they need and improve their quality of life. Hospice care is not about a cure; it is about making patients comfortable and free of pain, in order to enable them to live fully each day.
The methods used to control pain are usually aggressive and hospice care is usually provided at home. The main goal of hospice care is to provide the patients with all the support they need; emotionally, socially, spiritually, and medically.
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