Palliative care is a branch of health care that attends to only those with an advanced life-limiting illness. A life-limiting illness is one that has no cure.
The focus of this area of care is the patients and their family | whānau’s total care (i.e. physical | tinana, social | whanaungatanga, emotional | hinengaro and spirtual | wairua wellbeing).
Care is specific to each person and focuses on helping them to live the best that they can for as long as they are able.
This care can be provided in home or in another place (e.g. Te Rangimarie, hospital or long term residential facility).
Care is provided by a skilled team of health professionals lead by the specialists in palliative care – in this case, Te Kahu Pairuri Hospice Taranaki multi disciplinary team.
