Program Information
Transitions PalliativeCare
Location
Telephone Numbers and Contact Information
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Telephone 3:
Fax:
Web Page: transitionslifecare.org/
Program Details
Eligibility: (see notes)
Fees: Accepts Medicare, Medicaid, most private insurance, and private pay. However, no family is ever denied the care they request due to lack of payor source.
Intake Process: Call for more information
Service Area: Wake, Harnett, and Durham counties, plus Chapel Hill and Carrboro in Orange County
Program Description:
Transitions PalliativeCare is a division of Transitions LifeCare (founded as Hospice of Wake County). Palliative care is a newer field of medicine which incorporates basic hospice principles of care, along with medical consultation and supportive services, but is not limited to individuals with a life-limiting diagnosis. Transitions PalliativeCare can also treat patients who are still using "skilled days" in a skilled nursing facility (nursing home). Palliative care, or comfort care, is primarily directed at providing relief to individuals through pain and symptom management and person-centered care planning. The goal is to maintain the highest possible quality of life while managing advanced illness. This is done through medical consultation to optimize pain and symptom management, as well as supportive social work services and coordination of care with other healthcare providers. Services may be provided to clients in home, assisted living, nursing home, or hospital settings. Palliative Care may be appropriate for any individual: * Diagnosed with any advanced illness or multiple chronic illnesses * Undergoing curative therapies * Interested in remaining as active and comfortable as possible * Desiring additional support to cope with advanced illness
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