Accompaniment and palliative care

Accompaniment and palliative care concern any person in serious physical and/or mental suffering due to his state of health as a result of one or more serious diseases.

This may include people approaching the end of life.

The aim of palliative care and support is to ensure comprehensive and close care for the sick person and his relatives within a period compatible with his state of health.

It is about responding to suffering.

The goal is that the dignity, autonomy, quality of life and well-being of this person be preserved.

Palliative care can be offered in 2 situations:

• When the patient is going through a critical period, palliative care complements curative care

• When curative care does not improve the patient's condition, palliative care takes a more important place to safeguard the best possible quality of life for the patient and his entourage.

Support and palliative care are implemented at the initiative of doctors. They can also be at the request of patients.

An information booklet on the patient's rights in terms of accompaniment and palliative care is provided.

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This booklet is accessible to people with visual or hearing disabilities and is available in a format that is easy to read and understand.

This person is also informed of the possibility of:

• To receive, when his state of health allows it, this support and care in the form outpatient or at home
• To record its advance directives in thedigital health space or to update them with the help of a health professional, if she so wishes.

Coaching and palliative care include:

• Prevention
• Assessment and overall management of physical problems
• The response to mental suffering
• Meeting social and spiritual needs
• Information and help in drafting the advance directives and for the designation of the trusted person.

Accompaniment and palliative care are provided regardless of the place of residence or care (example: a home of accompaniment and palliative care) of the sick person.

Indeed, the attending physician can decide to take care of at home if the sick person wishes and his state of health allows it.

They may also take place in a place of deprivation of liberty (e.g. a prison).

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Find the contact details of palliative care and end-of-life support structures

In palliative care, there is no fee overruns.

The Health Insurance covers the costs of hospitalization, medical care and products or equipment necessary for palliative care.