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Our Services Hospice and Palliative Care
Physician Directed Services
We support your loved one through individualized care. Our physicians integrate compassion and empathy into everything we do, and we are committed to helping your loved one during this difficult time.
Nursing Care
Our nursing staff assists your loved one by taking vitals and performing various duties to make sure the patient is as comfortable as possible. Our nurses follow the jurisdiction of the primary care physician.
Medical Social Worker
When your loved one has a terminal illness, it’s hard for everyone impacted. Our medical social workers provide resources and support to help you cope. We can provide counseling, make referrals and advise caregivers.
Hospice Aide
We ensure your loved one is comfortable. Our hospice aides complete several important duties, such as assisting with personal hygiene, light housekeeping, feeding, dressing and changing linens.
Grief and Bereavement Counseling
As your loved one approaches the end of life, we are here to support you. Grief and bereavement counseling can help you manage the complicated emotions you and your loved ones may be feeling.
Trained Volunteer Services
Volunteers are essential to what we do. Our volunteers are there to provide company and emotional support to you and your loved one.
Spiritual Support
Spirituality is important to hospice care, and our chaplain can provide support that suits each patient’s individual needs.
Patient and Family Education
We make sure that your family and your loved one is able to make informed decisions regarding hospice care. We educate you on various services that can be a part of your care plan.
Medical Equipment
Our hospice care center is supplied with all of the medical equipment your loved one needs. We can provide wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen support and more to maximize the patient’s comfort.
Medical Supplies
We are equipped with necessary medical supplies, including briefs, gloves and personal care items, to adequately support your loved one’s needs.
Medications for Symptom Control and Pain Management
In order to ensure the patient feels as comfortable as possible, our professionals oversee medication use to control symptoms and manage pain.
Short Term In-Patient and Respite Care
When necessary, we provide short-term inpatient care to help caregivers and family members. Respite care can be arranged for a single day or for several days to weeks.
On-Call Nurse and Staff
Your loved one deserves round-the-clock care, and we’re prepared to provide exactly what. We have nurses and staff on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’re here whenever you need us the most.
Dietary Counseling
Hospice patients often have restricted dietary needs due to illness. We provide end-of-life dietary counseling to develop a nutrition plan that suits your loved one’s appetite and eating abilities.
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
Certain patients may receive physical, speech and occupational therapy to help them maintain independence and quality of life. We provide this service when it is necessary for the patient.
Hospice Care For Your Loved Ones
When it’s time for your loved one to receive hospice care, you want the decision to be as easy as possible. Our team at Shiloh Hospice strives to fulfill your and your loved one’s every need. We combine symptom management with grief counseling and other services to uphold your and your family’s physical, spiritual and emotional well-being. Our unwavering commitment to our clients is what distinguishes our hospice care providers.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for our patients while reshaping how patients and their families experience hospice and palliative care in Cook, Will & DuPage counties in Illinois. From our innovative care strategies to our attentive, compassionate team members, you’ll recognize how we are committed to the highest ethical standards. We want you and your loved one to spend peaceful, precious days together while we assist in any way that we can.
End-of-life care services are essential to helping a patient navigate the end-of-life journey, and we are honored by every opportunity to help patients live better. By approaching this transition as a celebration of life and a chance to share peaceful moments together with loved ones, we make hospice care something that brings comfort and relief to our patients. We support everyone involved in the hospice transition – from patients to family caregivers or those who recently parted with a loved one. We are here to guide you and your family and be a support you can lean on.
The Main Differences Hospice or
Palliative Care?
Hospice works to help terminal patients physically, mentally,
and spiritually live comfortably at the end of life, palliative care
undertakes the same philosophy of full-patient care, which can
be performed for non-terminal patients, helping them live
longer, happier lives.
Hospice Care
Palliative Care
Follow These Four Steps
How to Access Hospice Care
Make A Referral
The provider or family refers the patient, contacts the primary physician for eligibility assessment, and initiates hospice care with a physician’s order.
Consultation
Our representative will answer questions and provide important information about the patient’s care needs and our services during the consultation.
Assessment
The assessment visit initiates the patient’s transition to hospice by gathering healthcare information, determining eligibility, and creating a personalized care plan.
Beginning Care
After document completion, the patient is admitted for hospice care, receiving comprehensive support while you prioritize time with your loved one.
good to know You Have Rights
- You have a right to choose the hospice you want – it’s called
“Patient Choice.” - Shiloh Hospice and Palliative Care is able to work with any
doctor, hospital, or care facility. - By law, all healthcare professionals must respect your choice.
- You don’t need to use the hospice connected to your hospital.
Shiloh Hospice delivers the highest quality of skilled holistic and life-affirming care which promotes multi-dimensional well-being and enhances the quality of life of patients facing life-limiting illnesses and their families in Chicagoland.
WHY US 7 Reasons Why People Choose
Shiloh Hospice And Palliative Care
All we do is
end-of-life care.
Our focus is your loved one’s
comfort.
We’ve been in health
care for 20 years.
The owners are an RN & NP.
Family-owned
and operated.
You will have direct contact
with the owners.
Quick, responsive,
& communicative.
Call anytime; we’re here for
you 24/7/365.
We offer many
extras.
We offer life enrichment
programs.
Our own medical
equipment.
You’ll always work directly
with us.
Amazing and
devoted staff.
As a recognized Top Work-
place, our staff truly care.
Shiloh Hospice and Palliative Care
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