Palliative and hospice care are two concepts. In many ways they are similar, but they are not the same. They are both covered by Medicare, Medicaid, U.S. Dept. of Veterans and Affairs, and most private insurance.
Palliative (rather than curative) care is provided to relieve the patient’s symptoms, pain, and loss of function, either in an inpatient facility or in the patient’s home. Support for emotional and spiritual needs is also provided not only for the patient but for their caregivers and loved ones as well.
The concept of hospice, to care for terminally ill people, has been around since the 11th century and hospice as we know it today, is still very much the same. Hospice care, when provided with compassion, can help patients and their families through a difficult and traumatic time in their lives.
To learn more about how Inova provides integrative palliative care for patients, please click here.
Goodwin Hospice
Goodwin Living is an IPMDC 2025 Annual Sponsor, and offers senior living and healthcare services to adults ages 55+.
Goodwin Hospice is a not-for-profit, Medicare-certified service that provides end-of-life care to individuals 18 and older with terminal illnesses.
To learn more about hospice and how Goodwin Living can help you, please visit goodwinliving.org/health-care-services/hospice.