Pain management. One size doesn’t fit all.

Serving Seniors Blog: April, 2011

Having a serious illness is frightening. Your mind races, “what will life be like down the road?” and the mind-consuming, “what if’s” race through your brain. Add pain, lots of it, in all areas. You’re feel exhausted, nauseous, you have no appetite, and shortness of breath adds another, unwanted burden. Stress weighs on you. You need relief from all of this, but don’t know where to turn.

Having a better understanding of your condition, as well as knowing what choices you have for much needed care, can help. Care in improving your ability to tolerate your medical treatments, and care to help you carry on with the demands of everyday life are sorely needed. You simply want to feel better now.

You’ve probably heard of hospice care, but have you heard of Palliative care? Hospice focuses on quality of life care for people with a life expectancy of six months or less, and treatment is typically not wanted any longer.

Palliative care is different. It focuses on the quality of life for people with serious or chronic illnesses, including cancer, cardiac disease like Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Pulmonary Disease, kidney failure, Alzheimer’s, HIV/AIDS, and Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis.

Is Palliative care right for you? Palliative care relieves symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. Palliative care can be provided at any stage of illness along with the treatments meant to cure you. The good news is that usually, a team of experts, including Palliative care doctors, nurses, and social workers, provide this much needed care.

Serving Seniors understands individualized care completely. We have a dedicated team of Professional Geriatric Care Managers that are custom fit to your elderly loved ones needs. Serving Seniors has been recognized as one of only 30 Fellow Certified Geriatric Care Managers in the USA as recognized by the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers.

Care for people with illnesses should be personal. Whether they need Palliative care, elder care, or both. Serving Seniors looks forward to helping you and your family navigate the tough decisions with the best, personalized care out there. We offer you and your family peace of mind. We welcome your comments to our posts. Let us know your thoughts and areas of interest.

Thanks,
Diane