Description

Since its inception in 2004, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) Palliative Care Program has taken a deliberate path of growth in order to meet the needs of the entertainment industry. It is founded on the principles of the National Quality Forum Preferred Practices for Hospice and Palliative Care and designed to serve patients across the care continuum. It was initiated in the Long Term Care (LTC) setting on our Woodland Hills campus, and later expanded to our assisted and independent-living campus residents. In 2009, the program opened to community people who receive ambulatory care in one of our greater Los Angeles health centers. The entertainment community MPTF serves is comprised of many unique people with different needs, concerns and lifestyles. Instead of molding the person to fit the model, the care and interventions we deliver are specific to the individual’s needs and circumstances. Our goal is to enhance quality of life as it is identified by the person in our care. Physical and psychosocial symptoms, which interfere with the ability to take joy in the moment, are given high priority. Referrals for a Palliative Care consult are encouraged from all sources to promote timely evaluation and intervention.