Palliative Care

Silverado Palliative and Supportive Care Program

The Silverado Supportive Care Program provides palliative care and disease management. Currently available in California to patients in the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego regions, this program is aimed at helping individuals living with a chronic illnesses such as cancer, COPD, congestive heart failure, multiple sclerosis, ALS, end-stage renal disease and dementia achieve the best possible quality of life.

Maintaining comfort, controlling symptoms and limiting or preventing the need for hospital readmissions are the goals of Supportive Care. Quality of life is key, and individualized attention is at the heart of every care plan.

Supportive care includes:

Start up consultation with a physician, the patient and their family to:
- Assess individual health and care needs
- Discuss overall health and long term care goals
- Establish care expectations based on patient’s specific medical needs
- Assist in creating an advance care plan to determine long term goals
- Explain the three-tiered care plan (stabilization, rehabilitation and natural decline) for a clear understanding of current diseases
Guidance in understanding and completing medically appropriate Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms
Personalized care plan development
Updates to primary care provider and other specialists
24/7 telephone support
Monthly nurse practitioner visits

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Offerings vary by location. Please contact your local Silverado Hospice branch for specific guarantees and programs.