Palliative Care vs Hospice: What’s the Difference?
Did you know that with palliative care, you can still pursue treatment aimed at curing or slowing your illness? All while receiving expert support designed to enhance your quality of life, ease symptoms, and deliver emotional and spiritual care. We are here to help you have More Quality Days at Home™
Palliative care isn’t necessarily for the end of the road. It’s for when the road gets hard.
What is Palliative Care?
When your journey gets hard - palliative care is about helping you have more quality days at home™.
Our interdisciplinary teams include:
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Vynca orchestrates the right care at the right time, wherever patients are—because serious illness deserves serious support.
What is Hospice Care?
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Palliative Care vs Hospice Care
Hospice is a specialized form of palliative care designed for individuals who are no longer pursuing curative treatment and are typically in the last six months of life. Palliative care, in contrast, can be offered alongside curative or life-prolonging treatments, and is offered at earlier stages of serious illness.
Aspect
Hospice Care
Palliative Care
Curative
Treatment
Timing
Goal
Team
What They Have
in Common
Both Palliative and Hospice care offer relief from symptoms and stress, emphasizing comfort and dignity.
Both provide emotional, social, and spiritual support to patients and families
Both are delivered by multidisciplinary teams committed to holistic care.
Why Choose Palliative Care?
- You can pursue cancer treatment, therapies, or clinical trials while also improving comfort and clarity
- Early palliative care is linked to better symptom control, improved family satisfaction, and even extended survival
- The care team helps with advance care planning, decision making, and emotional navigation—supporting you and your loved ones every step of the way
Why and When Hospice May Be Right
- When curative treatments are no longer effective or desired, and life expectancy is six months or less
- If comfort—pain relief, emotional peace, dignity—is the primary goal
- Hospice brings in specialized resources—grief counselors, volunteers, end-of-life care experts—when it matters most
What Our Patients Have To Say
Palliaitive Care Means More
At Vynca, palliative care means helping with pain, stress and symptoms, talking about your care options so you can make informed decisions, and supporting what matters most to you. It's not hospice. It's not about giving up. It's about getting more:
More Clarity
so you understand your choices
More Comfort
to ease pain and symptoms
More Control
for your mind, body, and spirit
How it works
We make it easy to get started. We can expedite the enrollment process with a few details from you. There is no clipboard with multiple pages to fill out by hand.
FAQs
Vynca was designed to complement the current healthcare system for those with advanced chronic illness. Today, patients experience rushed and infrequent primary care, if available. No one seems to talk or coordinate with one another. There is very often no care ‘quarterback.’ This can cause more suffering and frustration.
At Vynca, our specialty is providing extra support alongside your doctors. We believe in addressing the body, mind, and social needs. We offer convenience and care tailored for you. We conduct visits in person, by phone, or by video. We use technology to tailor the right level of care to meet your evolving needs.
- Medicare Part B
- Partnership HealthCare Plan
- Regence/ Cambia
- Blue Shield of California
- Alameda Alliance for Health
- Contra Costa Health Plan
- Santa Clara Family Health Plan
- Health Net
- Imperial Health Plan
- MultiPlan
- Molina Healthcare
Contact us if your insurance isn’t here. We sign up new plans monthly.
No. We work with your doctors to support you in your ongoing healthcare. We are an extension of their practice and care.
No. You can keep your current providers. We help you with clinical, behavioral, and social issues between your doctor visits.
We help you with issues that arise between your clinical visits. We can also help you navigate the complex healthcare system. Please think of us as an extra layer of support. We aim to create more quality days at home for you and your loved ones.
- In-home or virtual visits with clinicians, social workers, or nurses
- 24/7 care team access with symptom or disease-based treatment
- Medication or other prescriptions as needed
- Social needs assessment and assistance with accessing resources
- Behavioral health and spiritual counseling
- Advance care planning
- Post-discharge visits
- Assistance with managing referrals and appointments
Please fill out a simple form with some details about you. We will check your health plan coverage and clinical eligibility and then help schedule your first visit.
We’ll check if you qualify for our program. Once this is a go, we’ll schedule your first visit with a member of our care team. We will ensure you have adequate access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer for virtual visits. We can provide smartphones or tablets and internet access for those who qualify.
You’ll need coverage with one of our participating health plans.
We review your medical records, understand your care, and learn more about your goals and preferences. We create a personalized care plan to meet your needs.
Yes. We talk with your doctors, share care information, and ensure we work together.
Our service is free for most individuals, depending on your health plan coverage. We can work with you to determine your specific financial responsibility.
Yes. A physician referral is not required. Although, we might need approval from your health plan based on your benefits and coverage. If this is the case, we will let you know.