What Is The Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care?

💚Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care
💜 Understanding the difference is key when making important decisions for loved ones facing serious illness. 

Palliative Care:
💚 Focuses on improving quality of life at any stage of illness
💚 Helps manage symptoms like pain, fatigue, and nausea
💚 Supports emotional, spiritual, & psychological well-being.
💚 Can be provided alongside curative treatments. 

Hospice Care:
💜 A form of care for those in the final stages of a terminal illness (typically when life expectancy is 6 months or less)
💜 Prioritizes comfort and support when curative treatments are no longer effective or desired
💜 Allows patients to live their final days in peace. 

Key Differences: 
👉🏻 Timing: Palliative care at any stage, Hospice care for end-of-life. 
👉🏻 Treatment Goals: Palliative supports comfort and healing; Hospice focuses on comfort when curing is no longer an option. 
👉🏻Eligibility: Palliative Care is for anyone with a serious illness; Hospice Care is for those in the final phase of life. Both are about providing compassionate care, comfort, and dignity.

We are glad to raise awareness for this in honor of National Palliative and Hospice Care month. Learn how Hospice Promise can support you or your loved one: https://hospicepromise.com/contact-us/