Comfort Care
Care that helps or soothes a person who is dying. The goals are to prevent or relieve suffering as much as possible and to improve quality of life while respecting the dying person’s wishes.
End-of-Life Care
Support and medical care given during the time surrounding death.
Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
A tool used to assess and score a patient’s functional status and determine their level of palliative care needs.
Volunteer Services
Services provided by volunteers to support patients and families in hospice and palliative care settings, often consisting of household chores and therapeutic companionship.
Palliative Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy used to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, or extend life for patients with incurable cancer.
Palliative Care
Care given to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease, such as cancer.
