Module 5: Leadership & LTC Practice
128 5.3.1 Palliative Care
Palliative care is an approach that aims to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life for people who are living with life-limiting illness through the provision of:
- Pain and symptom management;
- Psychological, social, emotional, spiritual, and practical support; and
- Support for caregivers during the illness and after the death of the person they are caring for
Palliative care involves a range of services delivered by a range of professionals to support the patient & their family including:
- Physicians
- Nursing
- Personal Support Workers
- Paramedics
- Pharmacists
- Physiotherapists
- Volunteers
- Spiritual Care Providers