Quality Palliative Care Serving daviess, hancock, hopkins, mclean, muhlenberg, and ohio counties

PALLIATIVE CARE

Palliative Care of Western Kentucky is beneficial to anyone suffering from symptoms resulting from a chronic illness.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

If you’re unsure whether your loved one is ready for Palliative Care, ask yourself some of the following questions. If you answer yes to any of these questions, please give us a call at 270.926.7565

Is this person often fatigued?
Does this person appear to be weaker than usual?
Does this person have difficulty sleeping?
Does this person appear to be short of breath / winded?
Does this person fall or lose balance more often?
Has this person gone to the hospital more than twice in the past six months?
Has this person had frequent infections?
Has this person been diagnosed with a terminal illness?
Has this person been suffering from a long-term illness that is heart/lung related, requiring daily interventions?

WHO IS APPROPRIATE

Palliative Care is beneficial to anyone suffering from pain and symptoms resulting from a chronic illness. A diagnosis may include, but not be limited to, the following:

Cancer
Heart Disease
Lung Disease
Kidney Disease
Parkinson’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease
HIV/AIDS
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

PROVIDED SERVICES

HPC - Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky offers the following services for its Palliative patients:

In-home APRN visits. Frequency is dependent on individuals’ needs
24-hour phone access to a nurse
Assistance in finding community resources
Assistance with advanced directives and goals of care conversations
Education on your disease progression and medications
Support personal healthcare goals

MEET OUR NURSE PRACTITIONERS

OLIVIA SMITH, APRN

Although Olivia Smith is not new to HPC, she is new to the role as Nurse Practitioner with our Palliative Care team. Smith has served HPC as a Registered Nurse since February 2017, and more recently has become a board certified family nurse practitioner. Olivia Smith received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Louisville and a Master of Science in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University. Smith is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She grew up in Whitesville, KY, but has lived in Owensboro for most of her life, and is currently married with 4 children and enjoys spending time with her family during her free time.