Palliative care and hospice care often get confused with each other. While both are types of supportive care for symptom relief, they are different. Whether you need palliative care or hospice care, ...

Many people equate palliative care with the end of life. It is so much more than that. "Palliative care is a medical specialty to help those people dealing with a serious illness," said Holli Martinez ...

The distinction between palliative care and hospice care can be confusing when deciding the next best course of action when you or a loved one is faced with a serious illness. Although both care plans ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Setting up long-term care, or end-of-life care, can be confusing and stressful, during a time when families are already dealing with so much. Dr. Helen Kao, MD., the Director of ...

Q: When facing a severe illness, how do I choose between hospice and palliative care for my loved one? A: When dealing with a severe illness, patients and their families often have to decide between ...

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a degenerative process that begins with very mild, almost unrecognizable symptoms, and in almost all cases slides into an end-stage brain ...

If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don't jump to conclusions. It doesn't mean you have mere months to live, NIH News in Health emphasizes. Palliative care, ...

Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she is fading. This memory care has some nursing available for an extra charge, and they’ve been ...

The World Health Organization estimates that each year an estimated 56 million people need hospice or palliative care, and the numbers continue to increase. Many, however, may not understand when to ...