Palliative Care
For Serious Illness
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with serious illness. It focuses on relieving symptoms and stress while helping patients and families navigate treatment decisions. Palliative care can begin at diagnosis and continue alongside curative treatments.
Pain Relief
Relief from pain and difficult symptoms
Full Support
Support for Patients and Families
Treatment Options
Help understanding treatment options
Quality Care
Care that improves quality of life
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Our mission is to affirm life in the midst of illness and grief and, above all, to honor what matters most to each person and family served. Contact us to see if we are the right fit for you.
Is Palliative Care Right for You?
Palliative care may help if you or a loved one are experiencing symptoms from a serious or chronic illness.
Despite the many benefits of palliative care, it is underutilized. If you or a loved one has serious, chronic or advanced illnesses, talk to your healthcare provider about palliative care that can improve comfort and quality of life.
Examples of conditions we provide support for:
- Cancer
- Heart Disease
- Lung Disease
- Kidney or Liver Disease
- Alzheimer's or other Neurological Conditions
- ALS or Multiple Sclerosis
Good Sam’s model includes oversight by a palliative nurse practitioner and a team of other healthcare professionals as needed. The nurse practitioner partners with the patient’s attending physician to clarify goals of care, manage pain and symptoms, and provide support and counseling for the patient and family. The palliative care team works under the direction of Good Sam’s medical director who ensures quality of services and coordination of care.
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Let us guide you through your unique situation.
Palliative care may be right for you if you suffer from fatigue, pain, anxiety or other distressing symptoms due to a serious illness. Serious illnesses may include cancer, heart disease, lung disease, kidney or liver disease, Alzheimer’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis and more.
You can expect relief from symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. Palliative care helps you carry on with your daily life.
You can expect relief from symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. Palliative care helps you carry on with your daily life.
Palliative care improves your ability to go through medical treatments and helps you better understand your condition and your choices for medical care. In short, you can expect the best possible quality of life.
Good Samaritan provides palliative care in patients’ homes, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities and in the hospital.
Palliative care is provided by a team including doctors, nurses and other specialists. Good Sam’s community-based program also offers social work and chaplain services for a holistic approach to care.
The palliative care team works in partnership with your own doctor to provide an extra layer of support for you and your family. The team provides expert symptom management, extra time for communication about goals and treatment options, and helps navigate the health system.
Most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, cover palliative care. A customary office co-pay may apply. If cost concerns you, a social worker from the palliative care team can help.
Ask for it! Tell your doctors and nurses that you would like to consult with the palliative care team at Good Sam. To learn more, speak directly to a team member at (540) 725-4339.
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Roanoke
4751 Cove Road NW Roanoke, VA 24017
540-776-0198
New River Valley
1160 Moose Drive
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540-381-3171
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