Palliative care
Aging is a natural process during which the entire human organism undergoes changes at the cellular level, and with these changes often come health problems. The immune system weakens, existing chronic diseases become complicated, and new ones arise. Older people frequently suffer from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, strokes, kidney insufficiency, complications caused by diabetes, and numerous other metabolic conditions that require special health care – often palliative care.
Although medicine is constantly developing and advancing, at a certain age patients reach a stage when permanent solutions for their health problems no longer exist.
However, even when all medical resources have been exhausted, there are ways to alleviate disease symptoms and provide patients with support to live a quality and fulfilled life despite illness, which is ensured by palliative care.
Within the services offered by the elderly home Vila Košuta is also the palliative care service.
What is palliative care and who is it intended for?
Palliative care is specialized medical care aimed at improving quality of life, relieving suffering and discomfort in individuals with severe and incurable illnesses, often but not exclusively in terminal phases.
Palliative care is focused on alleviating or completely removing physical and psychological symptoms of the disease, as well as providing spiritual, psychological, and emotional support to patients and their family members.
Palliative care at the elderly home Vila Košuta is managed by a specially trained team of doctors, nurses, and other staff, who collaborate with other specialists managing the patient’s medical history to provide an additional level of support.
The term palliative care is often associated with terminally ill patients who are counting their final days, but that is a myth. Palliative care is also provided to patients suffering from chronic conditions such as diabetes, various forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart diseases, consequences of alcoholism, arthritis, and other health conditions that complicate everyday functioning.
Palliative care in the elderly home Vila Košuta is based on the patient’s needs, not on prognoses for recovery. It is suitable for persons of any age, regardless of the type and advancement stage of the illness, and it can be provided alongside curative treatment.
Palliative care alleviates physical discomfort caused by illnesses
The palliative care team at the elderly home Vila Košuta focuses on maintaining the quality of life of patients, providing all necessary treatments so that patients preserve independence and ability to function daily for as long as possible.
For patients suffering from severe and incurable diseases, recovering from invasive therapies or surgical treatments, the palliative care program relieves physical symptoms and consequences of these diseases – pain, feeling of fatigue and exhaustion, nausea, loss of appetite, weakness, dizziness.
If a patient is immobile, efforts are made to prevent the development of bedsores.
Palliative care alleviates suffering and stress
The goal of palliative care is to alleviate the psychological difficulties accompanying severe illnesses. Patients often experience significant stress and, due to physical discomfort and the fear they feel, often develop problems with sleep and socialization, anxiety, and depression.
The palliative care team of elderly home Vila Košuta provides support to patients coping with psychological problems, helping them gather strength to continue everyday life. Support and counseling are also offered to the patient’s family.
The Palliative Care Team collaborates with specialist doctors from various fields
Vila Košuta closely cooperates with specialist doctors from various fields. Therapies are determined in agreement with the doctors monitoring the patient’s condition, the patient, and their family, so you receive an additional level of support exactly when you need it most.
In addition to alleviating your physical symptoms, removing stress, and providing support to you and your family, the palliative care team at the elderly home Vila Košuta maintains communication with your doctors to ensure comprehensive treatment that will improve the overall quality of your life.
Why should you choose palliative care at the elderly home Vila Košuta?
Aging is accompanied by a range of challenges and fears for every individual. When further complicated by a severe or incurable illness that makes independent functioning impossible, it is understandable that anxiety, fear, sadness, and apathy occur. Numerous questions and concerns further complicate the pain and health problems that progressively advance.
What you need to know is that you are not alone. Palliative care will enable you to live with dignity, free of pain and discomfort, regardless of the type and stage of your illness.
Palliative care:
- Puts the patient’s wishes and decisions first
- Provides support to the patient and their family
- Improves the quality of life
- Controls disease symptoms and eliminates pain
- Focuses on body, mind, and spirit
- Reduces unnecessary hospital visits
The modern and well-equipped environment of the elderly home Vila Košuta will provide all the comfort you need, while the home’s staff is available to offer necessary assistance, care, and warm comforting words at any moment of the day or night.
The price of accommodation at Vila Košuta home for palliative care depends on the general health condition of the individual and the amount of required medical care. For more information on pricing, please consult the current price list or contact us directly to make personal arrangements.