How to care for veterans and seniors
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Providing primary care to veterans in the home setting places clinicians in a unique position to integrate palliative care into primary care as defined by the center. To advance palliative care. Caring for patients in their own homes is subjectively different than seeing them in an office because they are situated in a familiar environment in which they are more in control and at ease. This enables discussions to take place on difficult clinical issues. Discussions that might seem intimidating when taking place on the clinician's traditional turf, home visits are typically less rushed and open and candid conversations can take place in a relaxed atmosphere. Clinicians can properly initiate palliative care and address in a timely and unobtrusive fashion, important issues such as goals of care, pain management, psychological well being and physical function. Advanced care planning discussions to define goals of care can unfold unhurriedly over the course of several visits. If the presence of caregivers or family members is needed or warranted for such discussions. Coordination of their participation may be less complicated and they themselves may feel more comfortable by having the discussions at home. Patients can take care of their time in describing what is important to them. And clinician can take the time to listen.