Living with a serious illness can impact every part of your life. Hospice and Palliative Care can help.
HOSPICE CARE
The hospice philosophy recognizes that every person deserves to live out his or her life with respect and dignity, alert and free of pain, in an environment that promotes quality of life.
From its beginnings, hospice has focused on the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – with an understanding that serious illness profoundly impacts not only the patient, but also family and loved ones.
PALLIATIVE CARE
Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex illness. Within the published literature, many definitions of palliative care exist. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that palliative care is appropriate for individuals with serious illnesses across the age spectrum and should be applied as early as possible after diagnosis of a chronic or serious illness. Palliative care can be provided as the main goal of care or in tandem with curative treatment.
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VOLUNTEER
Becoming a hospice volunteer is a rewarding experience. Hospice volunteers have a tremendous impact on the lives of the patients, caregivers, and families they serve, and many hospice volunteers discover that their service leads to a deeply meaningful experience.
