Rainbow Hospice is pleased to offer a specialized program for residents of Long-Term Care facilities who are facing a life-limiting illness. In partnership with the long term care staff, the hospice team provides expertise in pain and symptom management, as well as emotional and spiritual support for residents and their families.

Under the direction of the patient’s physician and the hospice Medical Director, the hospice team works together with the long-term care staff to provide physical, emotional and spiritual care to residents and their families. The hospice team does not take the place of the care provided by the long-term care staff, but rather, supplements that care.

Hospice offers. . . .

1. Scheduled visits by a Registered Nurse for pain and symptom management
2. Personal care by a Certified Nursing Assistant to enhance care by the long-term care facility
3. Individual and/or family counseling by licensed social workers and counselors
4. Pastoral Care services
5. Bereavement counseling and support for family members throughout the resident’s illness and for one year following the death of a patient
6. Medications related to the life-limiting illness for Medicare and Medicaid patients
7. Equipment not routinely provided by the facility

Residents who have an illness with a limited life expectancy, where the goals of treatment are comfort and symptom management, are eligible for hospice services.

If you, a family member, or a friend would like hospice care, contact your physician, long term care facility representative, or the hospice program. Rainbow Hospice’s phone number is 847-685-9900. We will arrange for a visit at your facility to discuss your individual needs and further explain the services of Rainbow Hospice.