It’s important to know that while all hospice care is considered palliative, not all palliative care is considered hospice. Both hospice and palliative care offer compassionate care for patients,  their primary focus differs, how, where, and when they are used in the health care process, and even how they are paid for.
Palliative care is a type of care focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness, and it can be provided along with curative treatment.
Hospice care is comfort care without intent for curing the condition. Hospice care focuses on the quality of life and comfort of a person who is approaching the end of life. The term Comfort care is often used and is the same thing as hospice care
A patient can transition from palliative care to hospice care when their physical symptoms become too difficult to manage by their regular caregivers, Hospice care teams provide compassionate support to hospice patients by enhancing their comfort and providing anticipatory guidance throughout the end-of-life process. Moreover, to support everyone involved, hospice care can provide support and bereavement services to a patient’s family leading up to, and after their loved one’s death.