With dedicated healthcare teams available 24/7 to help coordinate care for those with a serious illness, Carolina Caring helps provide relief from distressing symptoms like pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, and more. With more than 40 years of experience, Carolina Caring focuses on helping you or your loved one live your best life.
Our dedicated hospice and palliative medicine team is available locally to help relieve suffering for you or a loved one who may be experiencing a serious illness.
What is the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Hospice care is similar to palliative care, but hospice care is designed to help patients who are expected to live six months or less, while palliative care can begin as soon as you are diagnosed with a serious illness.
What Types of Conditions Make Someone Eligible for Palliative Care or Hospice?
Common conditions that can benefit from palliative care and hospice include advanced COPD, malignant cancers, heart failure, aspiration pneumonia, liver disease, end-stage renal failure, Parkinson’s disease, dementia and more.
What Help Can I Expect from Hospice and Palliative Care?
Hospice and palliative care staff include doctors, nurse practitioners, nursing aides, social workers, spiritual counselors and trained volunteers who help meet patients’ physical, emotional and spiritual needs as they face a serious illness.
Can I Still Seek Curative Treatment with Palliative Care and Hospice?
Patients who begin a relationship with our palliative care team can continue to explore and receive curative treatments, while hospice care focuses solely on comfort care.
