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Palliative Care

Specialised care at home, with comfort, dignity and human support.

Home palliative care is specialised, active and humanised health care for people with chronic, serious, progressive or life-limiting illness. Its main goal is to improve the quality of life of the client and family, through the prevention and relief of suffering, the control of pain and other symptoms, and emotional, social and spiritual support.

At Satélite Familiar, we provide home palliative care with an integrated, personalised and person-centred approach. We support each client in the comfort of their home, respecting their wishes, values, pace and the needs of the family.

As a company specialised in Integrated Home Healthcare, our care stands out through the coordination between health professionals, continuous clinical follow-up, electronic clinical records, access to the Patient Portal and an overall view of the needs of the person and the family.

Our commitment is to provide comfort, safety, dignity and quality of life, with a close, competent and human response.

What is palliative care?

Palliative care is not only for the final days of life. It should begin early and in good time whenever there is a serious, complex or progressive illness causing physical, emotional or functional suffering.

In line with the approach recognised by the World Health Organization, palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of the person and family through early identification, careful assessment and treatment of pain and other physical, psychological, social and spiritual problems.

At home, this care takes on an even closer dimension, making it possible to care for the person in their familiar environment, with greater comfort, privacy and continuity of care.

When is home palliative care indicated?

Palliative care at home can be indicated at different stages of an illness and does not depend on the prognosis alone. Access to this care should be defined by the needs of the person and the family.

This support may be recommended in situations such as:

Cancer
Heart failure
Respiratory failure
Kidney or liver failure
Neurological diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases
Dementia
Neuromuscular diseases
Demyelinating diseases
Autoimmune diseases
Vascular diseases
Congenital anomalies
Situations of advanced, progressive illness or high functional dependency

Palliative care can coexist with curative or disease-modifying treatments, whenever that makes sense within the defined clinical plan.

We'll take care of you, in the comfort of your home.

A multidisciplinary team, in your home, up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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