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Palliative care is a specialized healthcare segment, which includes offering specialized and nursing care for people with serious or life-threatening disease such as cancer. The main focus is to offer relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress at any stage of illness. In fact, the primary goal is to prevent or treat as early as possible the symptoms and side effects of the disease, in addition to the related psychological and social problems. In fact the primary goal of Palliative Care is to improve the overall quality of life of the patients. Apart from that, Palliative care can help patients understand what choice is best for their medical treatment. Our organized Palliative care home services would be beneficial to any older person experiencing lot of general discomfort and disability at a later stage in life. Palliative care can be offered, along with the curative treatment without depending on prognostication (forecasting of the probable outcome of a disease).
Apart from cancer, there are other diseases, where palliative care is increasingly administered such as chronic heart failure, chronic and progressive pulmonary disorders, HIV/AIDS, renal disease, and progressive neurological conditions. In addition to that, one more field which is gaining traction nowadays is Pediatric Palliative care, wherein the services are geared specifically for children with serious illness.
- People who have limited or zero ability to care for themselves
- People who haven’t received any benefit from earlier evidence based treatments
- People who do not have the eligibility to participate in any appropriate clinical trial and
- A physician drawing a conclusion about lack of any evidence that treatment would be effective.
At Peritus, we bring across the table our strong expertise in nurturing such critical patients with our unique Palliative healthcare model that provides an array of services. We have a strong team of physicians and consultants, who are constantly on the move to offer Palliative home care services at an affordable cost. More than medical support, we ensure that they get the much needed psychological and emotional support for their overall well being. The services that we offer in this segment are:
- Assessment and management of special needs
- Creation of a full-spectrum care plan
- Coordination of services to maximize quality of life
- Daily telephone assurance service
- Medication management
- Nutrition and dietary management
- Pre- and post-hospitalization care coordination
- Nursing home advocacy
- Coordination of in-home help
- Identification and reduction of exploitation risks