Palliative Care
Palliative care is a holistic, person-centered approach that improves quality of life and relieves the suffering of patients and families living with advanced illness support. Care involves physical, emotional, and spiritual support.
Palliative care is all about what is most important to you as a whole person, not just your diagnosis, and can be provided at home.
Call us for more information on our care options for the South Shore of MA.
Relief
Provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms (physical, psychosocial and spiritual).
Stress Management
Helps to manage the stress of living with serious illness.
Integration
Integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care.
Lifestyle Support
Offers a support system to help patients live as actively as possible and adjust to change in their ability.
Coping Support
Offers a support system to help families cope and make a plan for end-of-life care.
Teamwork
Uses a team approach to address the needs of patients and their families and more.
How To Begin Palliative Care
Typically, your primary care physician refers you to palliative care. Palliative care is available at any stage of a serious illness, not just the end of life. It can relieve uncontrolled symptoms such as:
- Pain
- Insomnia
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Constipation
- Anxiety
- Anything requiring frequent hospital visits
Please request Croí Health by name when you speak to your doctor or other healthcare provider. Or, just give us a call at (781) 659-2342 and we will work with your healthcare provider to get you started.
Remember that...All of hospice is palliative care, but not all palliative care is hospice.
Meet The Palliative Care Team
Our trusted team works with you and your family around your goals of care, advanced care planning, and symptom management. It is our goal to provide the best individualized palliative care plan for you or a loved one. If you are located on the South Shore, please know that our palliative care team is here to help.
Nicholas Csikesz, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medical Director
Elizabeth McKeen, NP-C
Senior Advanced Practitioner of Hospice Clinical Practice
Karl Hoffman, RN
Palliative Care Manager
Lillie Seeger, RN, BSN
Care Transition Specialist
“We had a number of solutions that were brought right into the house: weekly nursing visits, one-on-one communication about Tucker’s care, information about what the future might hold.
We knew that there was a full team supporting us.”
–Lauren Wood, grateful family member
FAQs
Palliative can be provided at any stage of a serious illness, alongside curative treatments. Hospice is for those with a terminal diagnosis who are no longer seeking curative care.
Anyone living with a serious illness who needs help managing symptoms, advanced care planning, establishing and clarifying goals of care, and care coordination may qualify.
Yes. Croí Health offers palliative care in your home, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility.
We care for people with a range of illnesses, including cancer, COPD, heart failure, kidney or liver disease, advanced dementia, advanced neurological disorders, and more.
Yes. Most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, cover palliative care.
Call us at (781) 659-2342 or visit www.croihealth.org to speak with our team or learn more.