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Services End-of-Life Support

End-of-Life Support at Home

Non-medical support alongside hospice — presence, personal care, and hours that let a family be family.

Who it's for: Adults receiving hospice or palliative care at home, and the families who want to be present without doing everything.

Two older women sitting close together, one resting her head against the other

Common questions

We already have hospice. Why would we need you as well?

Hospice provides the clinical care, and visits. What most families find is that the hours in between are the hard part — the sitting, the personal care, the nights nobody sleeps. We fill those hours so the hospice team can do their work and the family can be present rather than exhausted.

Can a caregiver give the comfort medication when it is needed?

No. Administering medication is outside our license, including at this stage, and hospice will have arranged who can. A caregiver can be with your family member, notice that something has changed, and call the hospice nurse straight away.

Can someone stay through the night?

Yes, and overnight is the most requested part of this service. Families reach a point where nobody has slept properly in a week, and a caregiver present through the night is often what makes it possible to keep someone at home at all.

What happens on the day itself?

If a caregiver is present, they stay, and they will call hospice and family straight away. What they do not do is anything clinical. Afterwards we can keep hours in place for a few days if that helps the household — a good many families ask, and there is no expectation either way.

Ask about end-of-life support

Tell us a little about what you need. We will call you back — usually the same day. If you would rather talk now, call 815-267-1110, answered 24 hours a day.

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