How does hospice administer palliative care?

How does hospice administer palliative care?

A hospice administers palliative care through the services they provide in making sure that your loved one is always comfortable and their symptoms are managed well, their emotional needs and spiritual needs are getting met. In the hospital setting, there may be a whole separate team that provides palliative care: there may be a physician, there may be different nurses who, in addition to the nurses and the physicians that normally care for you on your floor, are also there as a resource to help you, earlier on in your care. So sometimes if you are admitted to a hospice to receive palliative care maybe six months or a year before you may be facing the end of life, palliative care in the hospital setting, can be two to three years out and can help you with earlier issues.