Who Can Benefit from Palliative Care?

Read to find out if you or a loved one could benefit from Palliative Care

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness, you may benefit from Palliative Care. Your Kelsey-Seybold physician may make the decision that you or your family member is a candidate for Palliative Care due to the need for their care to be more closely managed.

Typically, patients suffering from these types of illnesses could find relief from a more hands-on care approach to their health.

• Cancer
• Cardiac disease such as congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Dementia
• Kidney failure
• Alzheimer’s
• Parkinson’s
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),and many other types of diseases