Category
Hospice
Hospice provides comfort-focused care for someone with a life expectancy of six months or less. Covered by Medicare, it includes nurses, aides, chaplains, social workers, and medical supplies delivered wherever the patient lives.
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What hospice do
- Manage pain and symptom control through an interdisciplinary team.
- Provide nurses, aides, chaplains, and social workers as needed.
- Coordinate all medications and equipment related to the terminal diagnosis.
- Support the family through and after the loss with bereavement services.
Questions to ask before you hire
- 1Are you Medicare-certified and CHAP or Joint Commission accredited?
- 2How quickly can you admit after we call?
- 3What is your on-call response time nights and weekends?
- 4Do you offer inpatient hospice for symptom crises?
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Top hospice to talk to first
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Legacy Ahead Advisors
Chicagoland's free senior-care placement & advisory service.
AI pick: Not sure which specialist you need? Legacy Ahead Advisors is Chicagoland's free placement service. Start here.
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Shiloh Hospice
Compassionate physician-directed hospice care in Chicago.
AI pick: Offers a comprehensive range of services including physician-directed care, respite, and therapy services across the Chicago region.
Hospice
VITAS Healthcare Chicagoland
National hospice provider with a long-established Chicago team.
AI pick: A long-established national leader providing specialized levels of care, including continuous and general inpatient services.
Hospice
LifeChoice Hospice & Palliative Care
Cook County hospice and palliative care since 2012.
AI pick: Provides a dedicated interdisciplinary team for end-of-life care in diverse settings throughout Cook County.