Palliative Care
Expert symptom management and compassionate support to
help you live well with serious illness.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on relieving symptoms, pain, and stress while improving quality of life for both patients and families. Our team provides expert symptom management and coordinates closely with your existing care providers to support physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Palliative care can be provided alongside home health services and other treatments, regardless of diagnosis, prognosis, or age, and may help reduce repeat hospital visits.
What is Provided?
Our palliative care team can assist physicians, patients, and their families with needs related to:
- Symptom management
- Medication management & education
- Anxiety, agitation, and delirium
- Respiratory symptoms
- Cardiac symptoms
- Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and constipation
- Fatigue and sleep disorders
- End-of-life decisions/conversations and advanced care planning
- Social assessment and support
Palliative Care FAQs
Palliative care is for anyone living with a serious or chronic illness who wants relief from symptoms, stress, and pain. It also supports families and caregivers throughout the illness journey.
It is never too early to ask questions about palliative care. Anyone can contact us directly online or at 410-822-2724 for more information.
Palliative care can be helpful at any stage of a serious illness, starting at diagnosis. Early support often leads to better symptom control and quality of life.
Common illnesses that are managed by palliative care experts include:
-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
-Congestive heart failure (CHF)
-Cancer
-Neurological diseases such as Dementia, Parkinson’s or ALS
-Kidney disease
-Any serious illness affecting quality of life
Most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, cover palliative care services. Our team can help patients and families understand their coverage.
Palliative care specializes in managing symptoms such as:
-Shortness of breath
-Nausea or vomiting
-Insomnia
-Anxiety
-Agitation
-Declining functional status
-Any other symptoms associated with serious illness or treatment side effects
Referrals can come from patients, family members, caregivers, or healthcare providers. You do not need to wait for a doctor to start the conversation.