What is the definition of palliative care in a health care setting?

Palliative Hospice care is a somewhat redundant way to describe Hospice care. Let's break it down.

Palliative care: Care focused primarily on pain and symptom management. It's often prescribed for those with chronic pain or with conditions that cause chronic symptoms that are difficult to manage. It can be performed concurrently with other treatments such as chemotherapy and series of surgeries.

Hospice care: Care focused primarily on pain and symptom management. Here is where the difference lies: Hospice is prescribed for those with terminal diagnosis and those who are no longer eligible for or interested in invasive and curative treatments.

Therefore, Hospice care is ALWAYS Palliative care, but Palliative care is NOT ALWAYS Hospice care.

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