For many with chronic kidney disease (CKD), managing your health can be a constant effort that impacts both physical and emotional well-being. Palliative care offers support to ease this burden for our patients and their families.
What is palliative care?
Palliative care is specialized medicine geared toward improving the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses. Paradigm Health’s palliative care program provides comprehensive support tailored to each patient’s needs, focusing on symptom management, emotional and psychological support and goals of care decisions.
4 ways palliative care helps patients with chronic kidney disease
1. Managing Pain and Related Conditions
Palliative care works in tandem with your ongoing treatments. The care team can help to manage symptoms and complications associated with CKD, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and kidney failure.
2. Enhancing Communication and Evaluating Kidney Disease Treatment Options
Palliative care employs a team approach to facilitate clear communication with your healthcare providers and help coordinate care across the health care team.
3. Explaining the Illness Journey
Your palliative care team is dedicated to helping you and your family understand the progression of CKD and the associated treatments. They provide clear explanations and ensure everyone involved is well-informed and can communicate effectively about the care plan.
4. Coping with Emotional and Psychological Stress
CKD can bring significant emotional, spiritual, and practical challenges. Palliative care uses a team approach to provide emotional support to both patients and their families. Medical social workers are experts in providing emotional and therapeutic support to patient and families and can assist with creating stronger family and community support systems including guiding families to appropriate community resources
Portions of the above section are inspired by the National Kidney Foundation’s guidelines on palliative care for CKD patients.
Why choose Paradigm Health for your CKD palliative care?
Recognized for its excellence and compassionate approach, Paradigm Health has achieved national accreditation for both palliative and hospice care programs. Patients and families trust Paradigm Health to provide comprehensive support, improve quality of life and offer personalized palliative care plans tailored to individual needs.
For more details on how Paradigm Health’s palliative care program can benefit you or your loved ones for a free consultation visit myparadigmhealth.com, call us at 317-735-6001or email us at care@plchealth.com.
