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Palliative Care & Pain Management

Focus on quality of life
Maintain as much function as possible
Provide relief from pain or other symptoms
Offer a support system to help the patient and caregivers cope
Improve patient’s ability to cope with rigors of treatment

VNA palliative care services focus on disease process and symptom management, as opposed to the hospice dying process focus. The process involves the patient, caregivers, physicians, and all involved VNA staff.  Most insurance companies cover these services if they are MD authorized, part-time and intermittent and involve skilled care.  A patient may be eligible after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.