Palliative Care Program
Palliative Care
Senior Care Clinic House Calls offers a palliative care program where nurse practitioners visit patients in their homes. This program is designed to provide comprehensive, compassionate care for individuals facing serious illnesses. The primary goal is to improve the quality of life for both the patient and their family by addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
Going beyond providing care
Our Holistic Approach
Beyond physical care, the program addresses spiritual and cultural needs, ensuring the patient’s values and beliefs are respected.
This might involve collaborating with chaplains or spiritual advisors.
What We Offer
Key Features of the Program
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Patient-Centered Care
Nurse practitioners (NPs) conduct home visits to provide personalized care tailored to each patient’s needs.
The care plan is developed collaboratively with the patient, their family, and other healthcare providers.
Symptom Management
NPs focus on managing symptoms such as pain, breathlessness, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety.
They provide medications, non-pharmacological interventions, and advice on lifestyle modifications to enhance comfort.
Wound Care
NPs manage complex chronic wounds when conventional wound care does not address the need for palliation.
Comprehensive Assessments
During home visits, NPs perform thorough assessments, including physical exams, medication reviews, and evaluations of the home environment.
They identify potential risks and make recommendations to enhance safety and accessibility.
Emotional and Psychosocial Support
NPs offer counseling and emotional support to patients and families, helping them navigate the challenges of serious illness.
They can connect families to additional resources, such as social workers, therapists, or support groups.
Coordination of Care
NPs serve as a bridge between various healthcare providers, ensuring smooth communication and continuity of care.
They may arrange referrals to specialists, assist with advance care planning, and facilitate transitions between care settings, such as from home to hospice or hospital.
Education and Empowerment
Patients and families receive education about the illness, prognosis, and treatment options.
NPs empower families with the knowledge and skills needed to care for their loved ones, such as managing feeding tubes, tracheostomies, or other medical devices.
Crisis Prevention and Management
By providing proactive care and early intervention, the program helps prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
NPs are often available on-call to address urgent concerns.
Benefits of the Program
Palliative Benefits
This type of program is especially beneficial for patients with chronic or terminal conditions such as cancer, advanced heart failure, COPD, or neurological disorders like ALS or dementia.
If qualifies, patients are referred to for hospice care at the end of life. Senior Care Clinic House Calls works closely with CarePoint Healthcare for hospice services where 24/7 hospice nursing care is available.
⇒ Enables patients to receive high-quality care in the comfort of their own home.
⇒ Reduces the stress and burden of frequent hospital visits.
⇒ Enhances the quality of life for patients and their families.
⇒ Provides peace of mind by ensuring that care is accessible and responsive to changing needs.