A Closer Look at Palliative Care

Palliative care is a specific type of treatment that is designed to provide comfort and care to an individual. It’s not just about treating a physical issue, but also addressing emotional and spiritual needs. It’s about comfort and wellbeing, not just health.

 

And new research indicates that people with critical or advanced cardiovascular disease may see big benefits in their quality of life when receiving palliative care.

 

Right now, palliative care is mostly used for individuals suffering from cancer. However, this research shows that a wider range of individuals will likely benefit from taking advantage of palliative care services, particularly those that have critical cardiovascular diseases.

 

 

The team of researchers looked at people who are passing away from cardiovascular disease and seeing the impact that this has on the quality of life as they near the end of it. What they found was that needs were not being addressed with the same frequency that the needs of those receiving palliative and hospice care services were seeing. There is a big gap when it comes to the improvement that could be seen for other people that are dying beyond cancer patients.

 

This research comes from the American Heart Association. They published their findings in the medical journal, Circulation.

 

Hospice care falls under the heading of palliative care. However, hospice is a very specific type of care pertaining to making people comfortable at the end of their life.

 

Palliative care comes in a lot of different forms. Finding the right form of care will be an essential component of finding what works best for you and your family. Working with a senior care provider might be the best place to start for your family’s needs.

 

There are a lot of different aspects to senior care, and what you need right now for your family might change over time. In fact, it is human nature to change, and being able to adjust things to change along with your family’s situation should be a part of any good senior care service. 

 

That’s one reason why we are such huge fans of in-home care. It gives caregivers a heightened ability to adjust the care that they are providing to the person that they are working directly with. The vast majority of the time, in-home care is provided in a one on one setting, making adjustments and customization a natural part of the service that is provided. While customization can certainly happen in other settings, it is easier to accomplish when the caregiver to client ratio is one to one. In-home care has this ability to meet the unique needs of the individual built right into it.

 

If you have questions about how senior care can help to ease the burden in your home, let us know. Whether it’s palliative care, in-home, or something else, we’re here for you. Senior care is what we do and our caregivers have years of experience and knowledge on their side. Odds are, we will be the right fit for your circumstances.

 

And if we’re not, we’re happy to help get you pointed in the right direction. Call us today to start the conversation.