Living with Cancer focuses on patients with all types of cancer.

Home Visits

At each home visit, patients meet with a nurse practitioner or physician who are experts in the field of palliative care for cancer. Our palliative care program provides supportive and innovative care to help patients manage physical symptoms and enhance their spiritual and emotional well-being. We understand cancer can be a long and difficult journey. Our specific and individualize care plans, unique to the type of cancer we are trying to palliate, can lead to longer survival, higher quality of life and well-managed symptoms while patients are still pursuing treatment.

Living with Cancer Palliative Care includes:

Physician-Directed Care
  • Consultative palliative practice
  • Prescriptive services
  • Records sent to specialists after every nurse practitioner and social worker visit
Individualized Care Plans
  • Hospitalization prevention through symptom education and management
  • Goals of care conversation, including hospice options when appropriate
  • Diet education
  • In-home symptom management for:
    • Cancer pain
    • Chemo brain
    • Diarrhea and constipation
    • Fatigue
    • Nausea and vomiting
    • Sleep problems
More Support
  • Caregiver support
  • Emotional processing
  • End-of-life preparation for patients and families
  • Area support group referrals
  • Advance care planning

Contact Optio Health Palliative Care at Home

To make a referral or discuss palliative care options, please call our admissions team: 303-398-6200.

Optio Palliative Care is able to serve most major health insurances, including Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.

optio-logo_2018_72dpi_horz_4c
Contact Us

Thank you for reaching out to The Denver Hospice. Please send us an email and we'll get back to you ASAP.

Not readable? Change text. captcha txt