People without homes experience complex health needs that become increasingly difficult to manage when diagnosed with terminal illnesses. Caregivers must implement patient-centered palliative care methods and strategies that ensure the patient is at the center of the treatment process and are sensitive to relieving suffering and improving quality of life. This issue of Healing Hands presents five case studies that highlight issues and challenges that clinicians may face in providing end of life care to this population.
Categories:
Clinical Practice, Conditions and Issues, End-of-Life Care