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HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - PALLIATIVE APPROACH TO HEALTH (PATH) | HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES

Relief from symptoms, pain and stress of serious illness, regardless of diagnosis, for individuals and their families: with chronic and advanced illness, such as cancer, stroke, cardiac disease or Alzheimer's, and needing extra coaching and care receiving treatment, such as radiation, chemotherapy or dialysis, for serious medical condition facing increasingly difficult day-to-day life because of serious illnessProvides: thorough review of the patient's goals of care, emotional and overall state of mind, and well-being caregiving and safety assessments for current and future needs medication review to ensure proper use referrals to community agencies for further support

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Pain ManagementMedication Information/Management

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211 Tompkins Cortland

Physical Address

172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

Fax

(607) 272-0212

Fax

(607) 272-0212

Fee

Free to Tompkins and Cortland County residents

Eligibility

People dealing with chronic and advanced illness and needing extra coaching and care.

Service area

Tompkins County, New York

Agency info

HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES

Hospicare & Palliative Care Services serves residents of Tompkins and Cortland counties.Palliative care program provides specialized medical care that focuses on relieving symptoms and stress at any stage of a serious illness. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists who work together with a patient's other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. makes people comfortable in the last six months of their lives services are provided in homes, in acute and chronic care facilities, and at agency six-bed residence. Following a patient's death, supporting the family with 13 months of bereavement services. bereavement support services to anyone in our service area who is grieving the death of a loved one, whether or not they died on hospice.