What is Palliative Care?

Palliative Care is comprehensive care, provided by an interdisciplinary team, for patients living with a chronic, often progressive illness and their families. Care is focused on alleviating physical and psychosocial symptom burdens, and promoting quality of life according to the patients' goals.

Major issues addressed are:

• pain and symptom management

• information regarding the illness

• advance care planning

• psychosocial and spiritual needs

• coordinated care with other community resources.

For more questions or more information on Palliative Care, call (716) 989-2475 or email info@palliativecare.org.