This program expands palliative care services beyond the hospital and clinic setting to provide comprehensive, in-home emotional, spiritual, practical, financial, and physical support for oncology patients. Since its inception, Shaw at Home has served over 123 unique patients, providing 1,427 palliative care visits that include goals of care discussions, symptom management, and psychological support, improving patient outcomes in rural communities.
After witnessing patients struggle to access comprehensive, in-home support services such as palliative care and hospice, the team at Shaw Cancer Center developed Shaw at Home, an oncology specific home and community-based palliative care program.
In this episode, CANCER BUZZ speaks with Katie Jones, FNP, MA, nurse practitioner for oncology and palliative care at Shaw Cancer Center, about her program’s receipt of a 2025 ACCC Innovator Award. Recognizing the urgent need for the expansion of palliative care services beyond the clinic setting, Shaw Cancer Center’s innovation, Shaw at Home: An Oncology Specific Home and Community-Based Palliative Care Program, bridges this critical gap in care by addressing the unmet needs of the patients in its community. Katie will discuss how the program has created a continuous transition of care between hospital and home, as well as continuity of care through end-of-life.
