Palliative Care Services for Ponte Vedra Nursing Homes
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses and is available to many Ponte Vedra nursing homes.
Palliative care in nursing homes focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness whatever the diagnosis. Care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other specialists working together with a patient’s their family and other doctors to provide an extra layer of care and support.
Available to patients of any age and at any stage of an illness, it provides relief from symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, problems with sleep, and many other symptoms. It can also help patients deal with the side effects of medicinal treatments and helps patients gain the strength to carry on with daily life.
Palliative care helps to give more control over individual care by improving communication and to better understand the choices for treatment. Palliative care is often seen as an end-of-life protocol, but differs from traditional hospice care, as patients do not have to give up their curative treatments to receive it.
A Partnership of Patient, Specialists and Family
Palliative care is a team approach to care. The core team includes doctor, nurse and social work palliative care specialists. Massage therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists and others may also be part of the team.
Talking to Your Doctor
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness, talking with you primary care physician will help to determine if palliative care is right for you.