Palliative Care Goals

• Manage pain and other symptoms to achieve the best quality of life.
• Give emotional and spiritual support to you and your family members. (Family members are those people who are close to you, regardless of whether they are legally related to you.)
• Ease decision making that allows your wishes to be heard and respected.
• Communicate your wishes for care to other providers within the hospital and in the healthcare community to ensure that you are heard.
• Assist you and your family with advance care planning, which will include completing a living will and/or durable power of attorney for health care -- before a crisis occurs.
• Provide education and support to staff members who are caring for you, all to ensure you receive high-quality care.