- Palliative Care
Learn About Our Palliative Care Services
Palliative Care helps align your/your loved one’s healthcare with their goals and wishes and alleviate the symptoms and stress that you or your loved one may experience with serious illness.
- Palliative Care Staff
Professional Care At Your Doorstep
These services are provided by our multidisciplinary team including:
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioners
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers
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Where Do We Offer Palliative Care?
We provide exceptional Palliative Care services across various regions in Montana. If we serve your area, please contact us! Let us help enhance the quality of life for you or your loved one.
We provide Palliative services in the cities of Belgrade, Big Sky, Bozeman, Corvallis, Florence, Frenchtown, Gallatin Gateway, Hamilton, Livingston, Lolo, Missoula, Stevensville, Three Forks, and surrounding areas.
- Roadmap To Palliative Care
A Personalized Plan That Works For You
Each person who works for Big Sky Home Health, Palliative, and Hospice Care provides important and necessary care that helps promote your well-being. Our team of providers, nurses, aides, therapists, and allied healthcare professionals, all serve a vital role on our team. As we work together with your primary care and specialty providers, our goal is to develop an individualized plan of care that will optimize your quality of life.
Teamwork Means Success
We also know it takes a team to be successful. Each member of the team shares responsibility and contributes to the treatment plan to assure the highest quality of services are delivered with compassion and respect.
- Plan Of Action
When Is It Time For Palliative Care?
Patients living with serious illness have unique healthcare needs and can benefit from specialized palliative care. Here are some ways that Big Sky Palliative Care can support patients and families:
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Learn About Additional Services We Offer
Looking for something different? Learn more about our other life-changing services.
Home Health
Home health focuses on recovery and rehabilitation. Home health care refers to a wide range of medical and non-medical services provided at a patient's home to help them recover from an illness, surgery, or manage chronic conditions.
Hospice Care
Hospice care, when administered at the optimal juncture, offers patients the invaluable gift of time. It affords them the opportunity to come to terms with their diagnosis, relish moments of nostalgia, bid their farewells, and put their affairs in order.
Mobile Primary Care
Enjoy the ease of having a clinician come to you through Mobile Primary Services, where primary care, labs, urgent care, and other essential medical services are provided in the comfort of your home.
- FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions: Palliative
What is palliative care? Is palliative care just about pain management? Find the answers to your questions here.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on aligning patients’ healthcare with their goals and wishes, and providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness, regardless of the diagnosis or stage of the disease.
How is palliative care different from hospice?
While both prioritize optimizing comfort and quality-of-life for patients, palliative care can be pursued at any time during an illness and in conjunction with curative treatments if available and desired, whereas hospice care is typically reserved for individuals nearing the end of life and no longer pursuing curative treatments.
Who qualifies for palliative care?
Any patient suffering from a serious illness, regardless of age or stage of disease, may benefit from palliative care. This includes patients with cancer, heart disease, lung diseases, kidney disease, dementia, and many other serious medical conditions.
Who provides palliative care?
A multidisciplinary team usually provides palliative care, including physicians, advance practice providers, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists, and therapists.
Where is palliative care provided?
It can be offered in various settings: hospitals, outpatient clinics, at home, or in long-term care facilities.
Is palliative care just about pain management?
While pain management is a significant component of the care we provide, palliative care can also address other distressing symptoms like nausea, fatigue, anxiety, and shortness of breath. Palliative care alsofocuses on emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support.
How does palliative care work with other treatments?
Palliative care can be given alongside curative treatments if they are available and desired. Its focus is on managing symptoms and improving quality of life, and it can complement other therapies or treatments.
Who pays for palliative care?
Many insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid, cover palliative care services. It’s essential to check with individual insurance providers for specifics.
How do I know if palliative care is right for me or a loved one?
If someone is experiencing significant symptoms or stress due to a serious illness, a discussion with a healthcare provider about palliative care may be beneficial.
Do I need a referral for palliative care?
Typically a referral from a primary care provider or specialist is needed.
Can children receive palliative care?
Does starting palliative care mean I'm giving up on curative treatments?
No, palliative care is about improving quality of life and can be provided alongside curative treatments.
