When the prognosis is a matter of months, hospice may become involved in your loved one's life. Hospice enhances the quality of life through palliative, medical, and specialized supportive care designed to meet the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the clients and their families.
Hospice brings an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, bereavement counselors, and therapists to ensure final days have dignity and comfort.
Home Instead Senior Care of Elk Grove Village is not a hospice organization. Our CAREGivers frequently supplement the care provided by hospice. We provide emotional support, companionship, housekeeping, personal care, and other assistance with day-to-day activities, as well as providing much needed respite for the family caregivers. Our CAREGivers receive special education on the hospice philosophy and in providing this specialized type of care.
The family is also in need of a helping hand during this difficult phase. There will eventually come a time during your loved one's illness that you need to focus on quality time spent together and not worry about mundane daily duties. Cooking, cleaning, laundry - all those tasks that can't be ingnored. Let us take care of the day-to-day while you focus your energy on creating a peaceful and positive end-of-life experience for yourself and your family.
Hospice care can be provided in the home or in an assisted living, extended care, hospital or hospice facility - wherever your loved one calls home at this stage of care.
Call us at (847) 690-9825 to learn more about how our CAREGivers can work with your hospice team and your family.
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