Abstract

Integrating palliative care into the home environment represents a crucial shift towards providing compassionate and personalized care for individuals with serious, life-limiting illnesses. This approach focuses on enhancing the quality of life by managing symptoms, alleviating suffering, and addressing the emotional, spiritual, and social needs of patients and their families within the comfort of their own homes. By bringing palliative care services to the home, patients benefit from a more individualized and supportive care plan that aligns with their preferences and values. Home-based palliative care involves a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains, who collaborate to offer comprehensive support. This model not only addresses physical symptoms such as pain and nausea but also provides psychosocial support, helps with advance care planning, and ensures that patients and families are well-informed about their options. Key challenges in this model include coordinating care across various providers, ensuring access to necessary medical supplies and equipment, and managing complex medical needs in a non-institutional setting.