Hospice care is an essential service that provides comfort and dignity to individuals at the end of their life’s journey. It’s about supporting patients with life-limiting illnesses in a way that respects their dignity and choices while also offering necessary medical, emotional and spiritual care. Shiloh Hospice stands at the forefront of this compassionate mission, dedicated to delivering personalized care that honors the individual’s wishes and supports their families through one of life’s most challenging transitions. Our Tinley Park hospice care service addresses you and your loved one’s comprehensive needs.
Shiloh Hospice offers a broad range of services designed to provide comfort, alleviate pain and address the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their families:
Understanding the emotional challenges that come with a terminal illness, Shiloh Hospice provides specialized grief and bereavement counseling. This support helps patients and families navigate the complex emotions associated with the end-of-life process, offering a compassionate hand through their grief.
At the heart of Shiloh Hospice’s care philosophy is the commitment to ensuring patient comfort. Through careful pain management and symptom control, our team ensures that each patient’s physical well-being is meticulously attended to, allowing them to spend their days in comfort and peace.
Recognizing the vital role of spirituality in many patients’ lives, Shiloh Hospice offers individualized spiritual care. Our chaplains provide non-denominational support, catering to the unique spiritual needs of each patient, ensuring they and their families receive the guidance and comfort they seek.
Shiloh Hospice is distinguished by its holistic, patient-centered approach to care. We believe that every patient deserves care that is as unique as they are, encompassing not just the physical aspects of the illness but also providing emotional and spiritual support. Our team works closely with each patient and their family to develop a care plan that respects the patient’s wishes and addresses their comprehensive needs, allowing them to cherish each moment with dignity and without fear.
The transition to hospice care is often challenging for families, filled with uncertainty and emotional turmoil. Shiloh Hospice offers unwavering support before, during and after this transition, ensuring that families are not alone in their journey. From emotional support and counseling to practical advice and referrals, our team stands ready to assist families in navigating the challenges they face, providing comfort and a guiding hand through every step of the process.
At Shiloh Hospice, we believe that hospice care is not just about managing symptoms but about celebrating life, cherishing peaceful moments together, and honoring the individual’s legacy. Our skilled and compassionate team is dedicated to improving the quality of life for our patients, providing them and their families with what they need during this profound time.
Choosing Shiloh Hospice means entrusting your loved ones to a team that views hospice care as a sacred responsibility—a chance to offer solace during life’s final chapter. Call our Tinley Park hospice care providers today, and make this transition as comforting and meaningful as possible.
Hospice is committed to providing compassionate support for individuals facing terminal illnesses, caring for their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being as they navigate the end of life. Similarly, palliative care shares the same philosophy of comprehensive patient care, extending its services to non-terminal patients, offering them the opportunity to lead longer, happier lives.
Our dedicated team of professionals aims to ensure that every aspect of your care is tailored to your unique situation and wishes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Volunteers are essential to what we do. Our volunteers are there to provide company and emotional support to you and your loved one.
Spirituality is important to hospice care, and our chaplain can provide support that suits each patient’s individual needs.
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.
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.
We are equipped with necessary medical supplies, including briefs, gloves and personal care items, to adequately support your loved one’s needs.
In order to ensure the patient feels as comfortable as possible, our professionals oversee medication use to control symptoms and manage pain.
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.
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.
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.
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.