In-Home Palliative Care
Specialized physician-led, in-home care to help relieve symptoms, minimize side effects, and dramatically improve the quality of life for patients and reduce the burden and overwhelm for families.
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. The care focuses on relieving symptoms, preventing side effects, and improving the quality of life for patients and families. Palliative care is provided for patients even when they are continuing to receive aggressive or curative care for their medical conditions. Hospice is a form of palliative care for people believed to have six months or less to live.
Many health conditions, for example congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease, cancer, ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease, can lead to endless cycles of doctor visits for testing and treatments, hospitalizations and more. There comes a point when you’re ready to prioritize your time with your family and quality of life by bringing all the care, options and support that you and your family need into your home.
Empowered Endings’ compassionate specialists provide high-touch, comprehensive, in-home palliative care that allows you to optimize the coordination of your care from the comfort of your home while your loved ones receive the support and guidance they need as well.
We care, and we understand. We know where the gaps are and how to fill them so you feel heard, held, and whole throughout the journey.
Personalized Care to Meet Your Needs for In-Home Palliative Care
Assessment and Recommendations:
An expert physician consultation, which includes an extensive in-person visit to:
✓ Establish connection and learn about the values, goals and wishes of each patient;
✓ Review the current circumstances, including the medical conditions; resources and needs;
✓ Recommendations regarding treatment and care options for the patient and the family;
✓ A limited amount of post-visit coordination and follow-up to ensure that appropriate connections are made and questions are addressed;
✓ A thorough review of records and coordination with current medical providers is available at an additional cost.
Ongoing Care and Support:
Everything included in the Assessment and Recommendations plus:
✓ Ongoing oversight and coordination of care, including 24/7 availability, in-home visits, communication with collaborating providers, and referrals to supportive resources, such as holistic and integrative therapies, nursing support, and more;
✓ Routine and urgent physician visits with your personal doctor, available 24/7 by phone, text or email;
✓ Routine and urgent nursing visits as needed to explore and address any changing needs, ensuring patient comfort as well as family support and education throughout the journey;
✓ Wrap-around mental, emotional, spiritual, and social support for patients and their loved ones, including access to counselors and doulas who are accessible 24/7 to provide intimate guidance aligned with the patients’ and families’ goals, wishes, and values.
✓ Access to ongoing individual or group Grief and Bereavement support and referrals for additional needs, such as final arrangements and estate management.
*Routine physician, nursing and counselor, and doula visits are scheduled and priced on the basis of each patient and family’s level of need.
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Bob and Elizabeth are just very gentle souls. There was no pressure and shared with my wife Rachel and I the many options you have to consider. It felt just like someone putting their arms around you.
For us as a family, Bob and Elizabeth gave us the tranquility and support that we needed at that moment. It made a total difference in the way my Dad passed away. It allowed me to be the daughter and not a nurse.
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