Hospice and Palliative Care with Adoray Home Health and Hospice

About this episode

The episode discusses hospice and palliative care with experts from Adoray Home Health & Hospice, highlighting community-based support in rural areas.

Season two of Western Wisconsin Health’s Redefining Rural Healthcare podcast opens by spotlighting the high-quality, community-based care available in rural areas. In recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, guests Christa Walz from Adoray Home Health & Hospice and Andrea Burns, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, discuss their roles and the key differences between hospice and palliative care. They highlight the personalized, holistic support these services provide and how the partnership between Western Wisconsin Health and Adoray ensures seamless, compassionate care close to home. The episode emphasizes the value of early engagement and the flexibility that nonprofit, community-based care brings to rural patients and families.

People in this episode

Host: Western Wisconsin Health

Guests: Christa Walz, Andrea Burns

Topics covered

• hospice care
• palliative care
• rural healthcare
• community-based care
• patient support

Keywords

• hospice
• palliative care
• rural healthcare
• community care
• patient engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adoray Home Health & Hospice, Western Wisconsin Health

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