Guide
Palliative care
Palliative care is specialized care for anyone living with a serious illness, at any stage. It is meant to ease symptoms and support the person and the family. It is not another word for hospice.
A person can receive palliative care while still pursuing treatment aimed at the disease itself. Hospice, by contrast, is usually considered when the main goal has become comfort, and — under the Medicare hospice benefit — when a clinician has certified a limited life expectancy if the illness follows its expected course. We walk through that distinction more carefully on hospice and palliative care.
This site is a directory of Texas-licensed hospice agencies. Licensed hospices may also offer palliative care, but the state license list does not say which ones do. We will not build a palliative roster from guesswork. Please ask any agency you call.
For a longer palliative care guide, including more context for families who are still early in a serious illness, visit palliativecarelookup.com, a separate website.
To look up a hospice agency, return to the HospiceLookup search.