Palliative Care
Palliative Care Articles
What Is Palliative Care at Home? An In-Depth Explanation
Palliative care provides symptom relief for seniors living with a severe illness. Services may include personalized therapies, nutrition advice, and more.
18 CommentsEnd-of-Life Care: Signs That Death Is Near
Learning the signs that death is near will help you prepare for this inevitability and ensure that your loved one gets the care they need to manage end-of-life symptoms and remain comfortable.
5 CommentsHospice Care for Dementia: When Is It Time?
The slow and unpredictable progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias often makes it tricky for families and even doctors to determine when to bring in hospice. Use these guidelines to decide if a loved one is a candidate for end-of-life care.
19 CommentsComparing End-of-Life Care Options
Hospice, palliative care, home-based care, hospital-based care and long-term care facilities are all viable end of life care options. Compare end of life care types, where they are provided, the benefits offered and how these services are paid for.
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Palliative Care Questions
Alternatives to taking Mom to the doctor?
6 AnswersGeaton777 Replied Mar 2, 2024Is palliative care covered in a nursing home?
4 AnswersOedgar23 Answered Feb 8, 2024How does palliative care and/or hospice work? Do patients never see a doctor again?
6 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Jan 11, 2024What steps do I take to change my mothers palliative care agency?
3 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Jan 9, 2024
Palliative Care Discussions
FIL is back. What does that mean?
250 CommentsBeatty Commented Sep 27, 2023Update on Dad and thank you for all the support.
6 CommentsJoAnn29 Commented Dec 2022Update on my Dad.
6 Commentsgolden23 Commented Jun 2022My mother (81) had stage 4 lung cancer that spread. The end of life care for her during the pandemic has been nothing short of inhumane.
11 CommentsOuterBanks74 Commented Nov 2021
Palliative Care Related Topics
- Care Decisions
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Cancer
- Cognitive Decline
- Severe Dementia
- Diet & Nutrition
- Diabetes
- Burnout
- Working Caregiver
- Chemotherapy
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Memory Loss
- Dementia Behaviors
- New to Caregiving
- Aging in Place
- Home Modification
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Violent Behavior
- Prostate Cancer
- Caregiving