Competent, Caring Mobile Hospice Wound Care Provider
Preferred Healthcare brings expert palliative wound care directly to hospice patients across Atlanta and its surrounding areas. Our mobile wound care specialists are skilled in the ongoing management of complex wounds, prioritizing patient comfort and safety at all times. As a responsive partner with hospice agencies and facilities, we understand the challenges of palliative care. We work closely with healthcare providers to analyze and treat wounds according to the needs of each patient.
How Mobile Palliative Wound Care Benefits Hospice Patients
Palliative wound care is an approach to managing wounds in patients with serious illnesses, complex medical conditions, soft tissue damage and chronic non-healing skin. Unlike infected wound care and similar treatments that are focused on rehabilitation, palliative care aims to manage symptoms, alleviate pain and offer comfort to hospice patients.
Our team of highly trained, compassionate professionals works with the palliative care provider to improve a patient’s quality of life with treatment for traumatic wounds, non-healing injuries and various types of ulcers.
Our Approach to Palliative Wound Care
Hospice wound management requires a fundamental change from the way it has been done in the past. For patients with chronic conditions or those nearing end-of-life, symptom management and comfort take priority.
- Comprehensive assessment identifies the patient’s wound condition.
- Developing a custom plan helps minimize pain and enhance quality of life.
- We collaborate with hospice staff to deliver a holistic treatment approach.
- We use advanced diagnostic tools to monitor wound progress.
- Using strict hygiene and infection control practices helps prevent deterioration.
- Regular assessments allow for symptom management and infection avoidance.
Throughout this process we strive to deliver physical relief for patients with complex wounds that don’t respond to conventional treatment. And our approach goes beyond symptom management, aiming to support the dignity and well-being of each patient.
Common Questions About Palliative Wound Care
How does palliative wound care differ from curative care?
With its focus on minimizing pain, managing symptoms and improving quality of life (rather than on completing wound closure), palliative wound care does differ from curative care. While curative care aims to heal the wound completely, palliative treatment is appropriate when dealing with incurable conditions and non-healing wounds.
What types of wounds are managed in palliative care?
The main types of wounds managed in palliative care include traumatic wounds, infections and ulcers of various kinds. Treatment often focuses on pain reduction and preventing infection.
Who can benefit from palliative wound care?
Palliative wound care can benefit patients with chronic or malignant wounds and conditions that prevent healing. Palliative wound care is also appropriate in cases where conventional wound treatment may cause more distress than benefit. This approach is most often used for patients receiving end-of-life or hospice care.
Speak With Us About Palliative Wound Care
To access first-class wound care services in Atlanta and the surrounding areas, contact Preferred Healthcare today. We work with hospice agencies to bring easy access to reliable palliative wound care to patients. To learn more, call (404) 919-5708 or schedule a visit now.
