"Our family is very pleased with the care and
concern from our friends at Unity."
-Loved one of a Green Bay-area resident
About Palliative
Palliative care is a specialty that focuses on symptom management and improved
quality of life across the spectrum of an illness and is a choice for people who
may be seeking or receiving curative treatment.
Who is eligible?
● Patient of any age
facing a serious
illness
● Patient who may be receiving
curative
treatment, including chemotherapy,
radiation or dialysis
● Patient with a prognosis
greater than
six months and when hospice care is not
appropriate
● Patient who is not receiving
home health, hospice or skilled nursing
facility benefits
● Patient needing or requesting
support to manage health care needs
What is provided?
● An interdisciplinary
team that supports the physical, spiritual and
emotional needs of the patient and family,
including:
- Patient's
physician
- Medical
director
- Skilled
nurse
- Certified
nursing assistant
- Social
worker
- Chaplain
- Volunteers
●
Any desired palliative services, including assistance with pain and
symptom management
Where are services offered?
Palliative services are offered in a patient's private home, community-based
residential facility (CBRF), residential care apartment complex (RCAC) and
during hospitalization.
When is care provided?
Staff visits are provided 7am-5pm, Monday through Friday. Evening and
weekend telephone consultation is available for medical emergencies.
How is it paid for?
●
Private insurance
●
Private pay
●
Community support for patients with limited resources
Care Comparison
The emergence of palliative care as an option for seriously ill
patients and the perceived similarity to home health services has many
people asking:
What are the differences between palliative care and home
health? ...
|
 |
Palliative |
Home Health |
Longer-term/continuous skilled
nursing care |
Short-term/intermittent skilled
nursing care, physical therapy or speech language pathology |
| Patient is not required to be homebound |
Homebound ― Patient must
be home except to go out for doctors' visits |
| Under physician's care plan |
Under physician's care plan |
| Services covered by private insurance and private pay
with community support available for patients with limited resources |
Services received from a Medicare-participating home
health agency |
| Addresses physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
and expectations |
Addresses physical needs and expectations |
For questions or to make a referral, call
920.338.1111 or
800.990.9249.
