Who Is Eligible for Palliative Care in Carnegie?
You may qualify for Medicare-covered palliative care if:
- Managing a serious illness can make traveling for medical care both physically challenging and emotionally overwhelming. With palliative care at home, you can receive professional medical support, effective pain management, and symptom relief in a familiar environment, eliminating the need for frequent trips to healthcare facilities.
- You require specialized palliative care that prioritizes effective pain and symptom control, skilled nursing assistance, emotional and psychological support, coordinated care planning, and personalized treatment tailored to maximize comfort and improve your quality of life while managing a serious illness.
- Your physician or healthcare provider has recently recommended palliative care to help control pain, manage symptoms, increase comfort, and support a better quality of life as you navigate a serious illness.
- You are receiving ongoing medical care from your physician while following a personalized palliative care plan focused on relieving pain, controlling symptoms, providing holistic support, and enhancing your quality of life from the comfort of your own home.
