Palliative Care - Nashville
Hospice Care • Nashville, TN
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About
Vanderbilt Palliative Care in Nashville, Tennessee improves quality of life for people with serious illnesses and their families by focusing on relieving symptoms, pain and stress. The specialty-trained team includes doctors, nurse practitioners, case managers, social workers and nurses, and provides services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The Palliative Care Unit offers aggressive symptom management for patients with complex care needs.
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FAQs
What is palliative care?
Vanderbilt Palliative Care improves quality of life for people with serious illnesses and for their families. This type of care focuses on relieving symptoms, pain and stress. Palliative care is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness. It can be provided together with treatment meant to cure disease.
Who makes up the palliative care team?
The team is led by specialty-trained doctors and nurse practitioners and includes specialized palliative care case managers, social workers and nurses. The team also works closely with other specialists, including pastoral care, child life and pharmacy.
Where can the palliative care team provide services?
The team is readily available to consult with you in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
What facilities are available?
The Palliative Care Unit provides services to patients who need aggressive symptom management or have other complex care needs. This unit provides opportunities for more visitation, a private family room and amenities such as toys and drawing materials for children.
How can I review my medical records?
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- U.S. News & World Report Doctor Directory: individual specialist ratings ranging from 2/5 to 5/5 stars (varies by provider (e.g., up to 50+ reviews for some specialists))
- Caring.com: 3.8/5 stars (6 reviews)
Patients praise
- compassionate and tender care from nurses, techs, and chaplains
- strong support for families during the grieving process
- appreciation for dedicated inpatient palliative/hospice facilities with home-like environments
- professionalism and responsiveness of some medical teams
Common complaints
- reports of disorganized care and lack of clear communication regarding patient decline
- concerns about inadequate pain management in end-of-life care
- frustration with inconsistent nursing support
"She had just been made comfortable in her bed when the team of Alive nurses and techs — I prefer to call them 'earth angels' — swooped in with kind words and the most tender care."
- Lydia Lenker regarding her mother's care at Alive Hospice"I regret we went with Kindred Hospice Nashville for my husband with ALZ. We were assigned a nurse... that was totally irresponsible... Within 60 hours of his death, she was ordering lots of meds saying he was just ‘ill’ when he needed to be on morphine for pain."
- Anonymous review on Caring.comSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 - sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Palliative Care Clinic moves to new location at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks - Vanderbilt Health News - Aug 19, 2025
- Alive Celebrates 50 Years of Compassionate Care at Golden Gala Anniversary Event | Alive Hospice - Nov 6, 2025
- At the end of life, Ian Cullen offers personalized spiritual care - Vanderbilt Health News - May 26, 2026
- Holistic Care - Vanderbilt Health News - Jun 15, 2026
- Alive Hospice marks 50 years of 'kind words', 'tender care' - Nov 2, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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