How is Palliative Care Different from Hospice Care?
While both palliative care and hospice care focus on comfort and quality of life, they are not the same. Hospice care is specifically for patients who are nearing the end of life, typically when curative treatment is no longer an option and the prognosis is six months or less. Palliative care, on the other hand, can be provided at any stage of a serious illness and can be given alongside curative treatments.
