Palliative Care: Living life as fully as possible
Community PedsCare’s Pediatric Palliative Care offers compassionate care for children diagnosed with a life-changing illness. Whether it’s a recent diagnosis with a serious illness or a complex, ongoing condition, palliative care works alongside existing treatments to provide the best possible quality of life at any and every stage. Community PedsCare tailors the care to what best suits the patient and family. We work to help with providing comfort and relief from symptoms, navigating difficult decision-making, ensuring that the child gets the best care possible, and connecting the family to resources and support. The care provided is an active partnership between the patient, the family, the medical team, and the pediatric palliative care team that includes: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, nurses, social workers, child life specialists, music therapists, spiritual support, and volunteers. Together, we work to maximize the positive and meaningful experiences and minimize the physical and emotional pain for the child and the family.
PedsCare Palliative Care services include: • Collaboration and consultation with
• Resource planning and decision making assistance • Help meeting children’s social needs, including activities and outings • Spiritual support • Care navigation and support with medical needs
pain and symptom management • Communication and coordination of care • Support for caregivers • Communication and support to patients and family members such as parents, grandparents, and siblings
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