Palliative Care
Care During Serious Illness
Enloe Health Palliative Care is a natural example of our mission to elevate the health of our communities.
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It provides relief from the symptoms, pain and stress, whatever the diagnosis.
Care at Home
Our in-home palliative care service is for people who are homebound — unable to leave their home without great difficulty. For patients who receive this service, a provider visits to:
- Take on the primary care role
- Manage pain, nausea, constipation, shortness of breath, etc.
- Make referrals as needed for skilled nursing, physical therapy, home health aide, medical equipment, etc.
- Provide counseling and spiritual support
- Provide education and advanced care planning
- Help manage overwhelming decisions
This is not an emergency service. The goal is to avoid trips to the hospital. Please note that this service is not accepting new patients.
Important Note
As you may be aware, our in-home palliative care service is no longer accepting new referrals. We are now focusing resources on Enloe Health Symptom Management, a clinic for cancer patients. This is part of an effort to increase cancer care in our area.
To learn more, please contact Enloe Health Palliative Care at 530-332-5540.
For Any Age, At Any Stage
This type of care is appropriate for any age, at any stage of the severe illness, and can be provided together with curative treatment. Involving our palliative care team does not mean you have to stop treatment. Palliative care is not only for end-of-life or terminal illnesses.
Palliative care may be provided by an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, a chaplain and nurses, to address your needs as a whole.
The goal is to relieve suffering and provide an extra layer of support. Services are tailored to you and your family. When should you ask about palliative care? When:
- You have a new, life-changing diagnosis.
- The burden of illness has become overwhelming for you or your family.
- You can’t get to the doctor due to physical or mental reasons.
- You have frequent hospitalizations.
- You are frail and losing weight.
People with cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, COVID-19, Parkinson’s disease, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS and many other conditions may benefit from palliative care.
A Note about Referrals
Enloe Health Palliative Care is not accepting new patients.
