Palliative and hospice care serve different types of patients. However, both provide comprehensive comfort care and support for the patient and their family.
Palliative care is a resource for anyone living with a serious illness, such as heart failure, cancer, or dementia. In addition to improving quality of life and helping relieve symptoms, palliative care can help patients understand their choices for medical treatment. This type of care can be provided along with curative treatment and can be helpful at any stage of illness.
Hospice care provides a person with a terminal illness comprehensive comfort care when attempts to cure or slow the person’s illness have stopped. Hospice is typically provided when the doctor believes the person has six months or less to live if the illness runs it natural course. This type of care provides support for family as well, coaching family members on how to care for the person and even providing respite care when caregivers need a break.
Palliative care can transition to hospice care and back again. Visit NIA’s website to learn more about palliative and hospice care.
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