Hospice care and palliative care share many of the same core values and philosophies. Yet, there are some significant differences.
What Is Hospice Care?
Hospice care is an interdisciplinary approach to providing care for patients at the end of life. It focuses on symptom management and reducing suffering. Comfort is the primary goal.
Where Is Hospice Care Provided?
- Assisted living facility
- Home
- Hospital
- Inpatient care center
- Nursing facility
Hospice care can successfully address critical end-of-life concerns such as pain control, symptom management, dying with dignity, psychosocial issues, and reducing the burden placed on family caregivers.
The Ohio’s Hospice team offers a total system of care for both patients and families to provide the best quality end-of-life experience possible.
FAQs About Hospice Care
Anyone with a serious illness whom doctors think has only a short time to live, often less than 6 months.
Yes, as much as possible.
Treatments providing symptom relief are often part of a patient’s hospice plan of care. Curative treatments are not part of hospice care
All costs of care are covered by Medicare or private insurance. You will never receive a bill from Ohio’s Hospice for the care we provide.
As long as you meet the hospice’s criteria of an illness with a life expectancy of months, not years.
- Assisted living facility
- Home
- Hospital
- Inpatient care center
- Nursing facility
For more information about hospice care, contact Ohio’s Hospice at 800.653.4490.
What Is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is specialized healthcare for people living with a serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, and it is based on need, not prognosis. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and family.
Where Is Palliative Care Provided?
- Assisted living facility
- Home
- Hospital
- Nursing facility
Palliative care is provided by a specially trained team of physicians, nurses and other clinicians who work together with the patient’s community physicians to provide an extra layer of support. It is appropriate at any age and stage in a serious illness, and it can be provided along with curative treatment.
Pure Healthcare works to develop a personalized plan of care for areas you define as most meaningful to improve health and quality of life.
FAQs About Palliative Care
Anyone with a serious illness at any stage of their disease can be treated.
Yes, as much as possible.
Yes, if you wish.
It depends on your benefits and treatment plan.
As needed, you will receive care from our multidisciplinary team.
- Assisted living facility
- Home
- Hospital
- Nursing facility
- Telehealth, when available
For more information about palliative care, contact Pure Healthcare at 833.600.7873.
