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4 Benefits of Palliative Care at Home
Read a physician’s view of how home-based palliative care reduces stress for everyone, preserves independence & autonomy and improves quality of life through personalized, coordinated medical care.
Did you know palliative care is an option at home? More than six million people in the U.S. could benefit from palliative care, and, according to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, thousands received it at home last year. Research shows that being cared for at home enhances quality of life because it is usually consistent with one’s life goals. As a physician with over 35 years of experience in emergency medicine, palliative and end-of-life care, I have first-hand knowledge about the benefits of being cared for at home rather than in a hospital or facility.