Palliative & Hospice Care

Overview

What is Palliative Care?

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Patients in palliative care may receive medical care for their symptoms, or palliative care, along with treatment intended to cure their serious illness. Palliative care is meant to enhance a person’s current care by focusing on quality of life for them and their family.

What is Hospice Care?

Hospice care is considered appropriate for terminally ill patients with a life expectancy less than 6 months. During this time, the hospice team will focus on the patient’s comfort, including their emotional and spiritual well-being, rather than curing their illness. For that reason, the patient may be prescribed medications and therapies to alleviate pain, shortness of breath, and other symptoms that would otherwise reduce the quality of life and prevent interaction with friends and family during their final days.

At Graceful Day, our experienced and compassionate caregivers provide one-on-one assistance and non-medical support to chronically ill patients who wish to remain in the privacy and comfort of home:

Meal planning and preparation.
Ensuring medications are taken on-time.
Routine, light housekeeping.
Assistance with personal care, including bathing and toileting.
Assistance with shopping.
Escorts to doctors’ appointments or social engagements.
Encouraging exercise, as directed by their health care provider.
The opportunity to engage in fulfilling daily activities through Graceful Day’s “Compassion Plan.”

In most circumstances, we can provide this assistance at every stage of disease progression through end of life, in coordination with your loved one’s palliative caregiving team and other medical providers, and for far less than the cost of assisted living.

And most importantly, you can rest easy knowing that your loved one’s caregivers have each undergone Graceful Day’s strict screening and hiring process. They are fully trained and provided with ongoing training.

At Graceful Day, we understand that families depend on our expertise to provide quality caregiver care and experiences. If you’re ready to explore the best solution for palliative & hospice caregiving, call 310-953-4692.