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 | Hospice Care Hospice is a concept rooted in the centuries old idea of offering a place of shelter and rest to weary and sick travellers on a long journey. Hospice is a philosophy of care that recognizes death as the final stage of life and seeks to enable patients to continue an alert, pain free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones.
Palliative Care Palliative care provides relief to a terminally ill person through symptom and pain management. The goal is not to cure, but to provide comfort and to maintain the highest possible quality of life for as long as life remains. The focus is not on death, but on compassionate, specialized care for the living. Palliative care is well suited to an interdisciplinary model that provides support for the whole person and those who are sharing the person's last journey.
Hospice/Palliative Care The terms hospice care and palliative care are now used interchangeably in most parts of Canada and addresses the physical, social, emotional and spiritual support to patients and family members coping with advanced illness, death and bereavement. Hospice/palliative care can be given in the patient's home, hospital, nursing home or private hospice facility. |  | ||
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