| PALLIATIVE CARE | HOSPICE CARE |
| Interdisciplinary: addresses goals of care, quality of life, family support, symptom management | Specific type of palliative care: recognizing end-of-life trajectory |
| Includes ongoing curative or disease-directed therapies | No active disease-directed therapies No life-sustaining interventions |
| Can begin with symptom onset from life-limiting disease | Prognosis is less than six months |
| Assists with symptoms, hard conversations, family dynamics | Assists with symptoms, hard conversations, family dynamics |
| Often provided in hospitals or an outpatient clinic setting | Team-based support services in home or institution |