Introduction
Palliative care offers specialized support for patients facing serious illnesses. At Lifted Hospice, we are committed to providing comfort and improving the quality of life for both patients and their families. Palliative care focuses on managing symptoms, reducing pain, and addressing emotional and spiritual needs, ensuring that every moment is lived with dignity.
As we continue to expand our services, Lifted Hospice aims to offer palliative care in the near future. In the meantime, we want to educate our community on how palliative care can make a difference.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is an approach to treatment that emphasizes the relief of symptoms and stress caused by serious illnesses. Unlike hospice care, which is typically reserved for end-of-life situations, palliative care can be provided at any stage of illness, whether or not the patient is receiving curative treatments.
At Lifted Hospice, we believe in addressing the whole person—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. When our palliative care team launches, we will offer services that include pain management, emotional support, and care coordination tailored to each patient’s unique needs.
Who Needs Palliative Care?
Palliative care is beneficial for anyone experiencing the symptoms of a serious illness. Whether it’s cancer, heart disease, lung disease, or another chronic condition, patients can receive palliative care alongside curative treatments to improve their quality of life.
Our upcoming palliative care services will support patients at all stages of their journey, helping them manage symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue.
Benefits of Palliative Care
Benefits of Palliative Care
Palliative care offers numerous benefits for patients and their families:
Enhanced Comfort: Symptom management and pain relief are at the heart of palliative care, ensuring patients feel as comfortable as possible.
Emotional and Psychological Support: Palliative care provides a holistic approach that includes counseling and support for both patients and their families.
Care Coordination: The palliative care team works alongside other healthcare providers to ensure that the patient’s care is cohesive and aligned with their personal goals.
Statistic: Studies show that patients who receive palliative care report a 63% improvement in their quality of life and experience a 50% reduction in hospitalizations .
How to Access Palliative Care
How to Access Palliative Care
Palliative care services are available in various settings, such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, and at home. While Lifted Hospice currently focuses on hospice care, we are working to bring palliative care services to our community in the near future. In the meantime, we encourage you to speak with your healthcare provider to explore current palliative care options in your area.
Analogy: Think of palliative care as a supportive hand that guides you through the challenges of illness, ensuring that your needs are met while you continue on your journey.
Pallative Care vs. Hospice Care
It’s important to understand the differences between palliative care and hospice care:
At Lifted Hospice, we are dedicated to providing hospice care with compassion and excellence, and we look forward to expanding our services to include palliative care in the future.
Palliative Care
Can be provided at any stage of a serious illness and focuses on relieving symptoms while continuing curative treatment.
Hospice Care
Reserved for patients nearing the end of life, focusing solely on comfort when curative treatments are no longer an option.
When it begins:
Palliative Care: At any stage of a serious illness.
Hospice Care (Lifted):
When curative treatments are no longer working or desired.
Treatment Plan:
Palliative Care: Can include curative treatments.
Hospice Care (Lifted): Comfort-focused care without curative treatment.
Care Location:
Palliative Care: Typically in hospitals or clinics.
Hospice Care: Wherever you call home—house, apartment, assisted living, or facility.
Care Team Focus:
Palliative Care: Eases symptoms while treatment continues.
Hospice Care (Lifted): Whole-person care: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
Family Support:
Palliative Care: Often limited to case management.
Hospice Care: 24/7 access, grief counseling, spiritual care, and family support
How it Feels:
Palliative Care: Supportive but clinically focused.
Hospice Care: A deeply personal care experience grounded in peace and dignity.
Palliative Care
Hospice Care (Lifted Hospice)
When it begins
At any stage of a serious illness.
When curative treatments are no longer working or desired.
Treatment Plan
Can include curative treatments.
Comfort-focused care without curative treatment.
Care Location
Typically in hospitals or clinics
Wherever you call home–house, apartment, assisted living, or facility.
Care Team Focus
Eases symptoms while treatment continues.
Whole-person care: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
Family Support
Often limited to case management.
24/7 access, grief counseling, spiritual care, and family support
How it Feels
Supportive but clinically focused.
A deeply personal care experience grounded in peace and dignity.
Why Hospice?
Hospice isn’t about giving up—it’s about choosing how you want to live.
When patients and families shift from aggressive treatment to comfort care, they often find more peace, more clarity, and more support than they ever expected. Hospice surrounds your family with a caring team that walks alongside you—providing the time, space, and strength to focus on what matters.
Hospice doesn’t mean the end. It means being fully present for the time you have.
Common Myths about Palliative Care
Fact: Palliative care is for anyone with a serious illness, regardless of prognosis or stage of disease. It is about improving quality of life, not just end-of-life care.
Myth #2: Palliative care replaces other treatments.
Fact: Palliative care can be provided alongside treatments intended to cure or control the illness, complementing and enhancing the overall care plan.
The Role of the Palliative Care Team
A dedicated palliative care team typically includes a range of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and chaplains. This team works together to manage symptoms, provide emotional support, and coordinate care with other treatments. Lifted Hospice plans to assemble a compassionate and skilled palliative care team in the near future, ready to serve our community with the same commitment to dignity and care that defines our hospice services.
Frequently Asked Questions
Palliative care includes comprehensive symptom management, emotional support, care coordination, and guidance on healthcare decisions.
Palliative care can begin at any stage of a serious illness and can be provided alongside curative treatments.
Palliative care can be offered at any stage of a serious illness, while hospice care is specifically for those nearing the end of life. Palliative care supports patients continuing treatment, while hospice focuses on comfort when treatment ends.
Yes, most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, cover palliative care services. Be sure to check with your provider for specific coverage details.
Yes, palliative care can be provided at home, in hospitals, or in other care settings, allowing patients to receive care in a comfortable environment.
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Reference
¹ Temel, J. S., et al. Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 363, 733–742 (2010).
8400 Belleview Drive, Suite 155 Plano, TX, 75024
Phone: (972) 777-3000 Fax: (972) 777-3100 Email: care@liftedhospice.com
8400 Belleview Drive, Suite 155 Plano, TX, 75024
Phone: (972) 777-3000
Fax: (972) 777-3100
Email: care@liftedhospice.com