Palliative Care
in Chenango County
With You Every Step of the Way
Palliative Care is holistic care designed to relieve the burden of chronic disease for any age and step in the disease process.
What is Palliative Care?
Symptom management for people with chronic illness or those undergoing curative treatment
Patient Care
Pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, or depression, as a result of their long-term disease or cancer.
For Any Age
We provide palliative care options for any age, and any chronic illness or cancer.
Family Support
Resources and help to relieve the pressures and stress of caring for a loved one.
Cost Options
Basic Palliative Care services is income based.
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Did you know?
You can receive our palliative care services, in-home, even if you are receiving curative treatment?
Our Program
Our program is designed to relieve the symptoms, stress, and burden of living with a serious illness. These services can be accessed along side curative care and are appropriate at any stage of illness.
Why Palliative Care?
Caring for you and your loved ones
Improving
Quality of Life
We focus on symptom, pain, and stress management.
Community Resources
Local resources to help support you and your familiy.
Professional
Team
The palliative care team is made up of interdisciplinary experts.
Beyond
Physical Care
Care beyond the physical with emotional and spiritual support.
Our Mission
Comforting Patients, Empowering Families, Supporting Our Community.
How It Works
Your Comfort is Our Priority
Step 1
Referral
Our organization is unique in we can take referrals from any source. Simply call our office, whether you are a patient, a family caregiver, or a medical provider, and one of our palliative care team members will assist you in beginning the referral process.
Step 2
Determining Type of Care
Once the referral and supporting medical records are received by our clinical team, they are reviewed to determine which program will work best for the patient.
Patients and families can expect a call from our team to review individualized services, and schedule the admission.
Step 3
Admission
Once the patient and family agree that palliative care is the right choice, then the admission can begin. The admission consists of signing consents and a physical assessment with the palliative team to help determine a unique plan of care tailored to each individual patient and family.
Cost Options
Palliative care is not covered by insurance, but we are here to make it more accessible to you.
Basic Services Are Income Based
Contact our office for income guidelines and to see what discounts are available to you.
Basic Services Includes
- Medication & Symptom Management
- 24/7 on-call nurse support
- Social work visits and help accessing community support services
- Supportive discussions for healthcare decision making
- Frequent phone contact to monitor the patient’s condition and answer questions
- Trained volunteers for additional support
Additional Services
Additional services can be purchased via a sliding fee scale.
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