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Palliative Care Resources for Patients, Families, and Caregivers

The UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute offers comprehensive, compassionate care and resources to our patients and their families. We understand the importance of caregivers in the lives of the patients we serve.

In many cases, our patients are living independently and making their own decisions, but they still value the support we can offer their families and primary care physicians. In other cases, we provide care to the patient but defer to his or her wishes to interact mostly with the family.

Our multidisciplinary team is flexible and can accommodate rapidly changing needs. We will adapt to your situation.

Caregivers face many challenges. When the cared-for person is ill or older (and a family member), caregiving can seem especially difficult. That's why the UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute engages understanding and experienced professionals who are familiar with the difficulties that changing families must face.

Our psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other specialists can help you sort through your options in a way that feels most comfortable for you.

We also team up with experts in medical billing, financial planning, and insurance issues to help you find ways to make your care solution work. We understand that the practical and financial aspects of care can be very challenging, and our colleagues in this area apply their knowledge to finding answers quickly so that you and your family can focus on what's most important.

From dementia care and memory support to guidance in decision making and ethical concerns, you can trust us to help you along the way.

Our Resources

  • UPMC Senior Services — People interested in palliative and supportive care often find the Aging Institute to be a source of valuable advice, connections, and care resources.
  • Advance directives — Specifying your decisions and wishes for medical care in advance when you are not able to voice your own decisions can offer peace of mind to you and your family members.
  • Local and national palliative care resources — Links to palliative care groups and resources in western PA and throughout the United States.
  • University of Pittsburgh Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
  • Supportive and Palliative Care Program at UPMC

Additional Resources

  • What is Palliative and Supportive Care? (PDF)
  • Palliative Care, Yesterday and Today (PDF)
  • The Difference Between Palliative and Hospice Care (PDF)
  • What is POLST? (PDF)
  • Pennsylvania Advance Health Care Directive (PDF)
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