Palliative Care
"When words fail there is still Touch"
-Dr. David Einsenberg
Hospice and Palliative Care
The philosphy of hospice and palliative care share similiar objectives.The difference between hospice and palliative is that hospice care is focused on individuals who are terminally ill where as palliative care is for individuals with a serious or chronic illness. Services may be provided in hospitals, healthcare facilities, respite care or at home.
Benefits of Aromatherapy and Touch Therapies
- provides a sense of comfort that is nurturing and reassuring
- decreases emotional stress, depression, anxiety and fear
- calms the nervous system
- relieves tension in the body
- helps manage pain
- increases body awareness
- is a form of verbal and non-verbal communication
- decreases joint and muscle stiffness, tension and tightness
- improves skin tone, helps prevent bedsores
- helps manage nausea
