What is palliative or comfort care at the end of life?
Palliative treatment, or comfort care, is supportive treatment aimed at prevention and relief of suffering by thoughtfully attending to a patient’s pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, or other distressing symptoms. It incorporates attention to the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient.
Comfort care measures allow the natural process of death to occur in a supportive setting without trying to delay or hasten it. The primary goals of a palliative care plan are to keep patients comfortable, to honor their wishes throughout the dying process, and to preserve their dignity.
Creating your COVID-19 SOS Directive
If you decide you want a COVID-19 SOS Directive, you need to:
Fill out the form and have it signed and dated by you and your witnesses.
Tell your loved ones and doctors that you have an SOS Directive.