These are the same steps our staff use when they help someone. "They" means the person who needs help: you, or someone you are helping. Go in order, and call ahead when you can.
Palliative (comfort) care treats pain and other symptoms at any stage of illness.
Hospice is comfort care when a doctor thinks a person may have 6 months or less. Nurses, aides, a social worker and a chaplain come to where the person lives.
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