Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE

PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE – NO ONE SHOULD LIVE IN PAIN

receive quality care in their home, and their families will have resources after their passing. Thanks to both of these services, you can help your loved ones ease some of their pain. There is no reason to go it alone. Illinois has many excellent resources available. If you need assistance finding resources

Living in the ever-improving world of medical science means no one should suffer through pain associated with a chronic or life-threatening illness. Palliative care is structured to improve the quality of life of patients and their families through prevention and relief of pain. Often misunderstood, palliative care is available to people of all ages, at any stage of a serious illness, who are seeking relief from pain and ongoing symptoms. A nurse practitioner and licensed clinical social worker will collaborate with the patient’s doctor to alleviate symptoms of serious and

One misnomer is that palliative care means death; that is not the case. The central purpose for this treatment option is to help alleviate or minimize pain in someone enduring a chronic pain causing condition. Hospice and palliative care offer comfort and relief but are quite different. People in hospice programs generally have 6 months or less to live. Services are provided wherever a person calls home and are covered under Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, or Veterans’ benefits.

Elderwerks can help. Call us at 855-462-0100 and your personal Senior Advisor will assist you.

HELPFUL INFORMATION

Hospice services include:

chronic illnesses while providing support for the family including:

• Skilled nursing weekly/daily/ continuous care dependent upon clinical need for the management of pain, physical/emotional distress, or symptom management

• Relief from chronic pain

• A professional support system for the patient and family

• Certified nursing assistant (CNA) services

• Counsel to help everyone understand that death and dying are part of life

• Social work services

• Incontinence supplies - diapers, bedcovers, gloves, rash creams, and more

• Life quality enhancement that influences the course of the illness

• Education on diagnosis and disease process management

• Bereavement services

By keeping the focus on the wishes of the patient, hospice services afford patients to live out the remainder of their lives knowing their symptoms and discomfort will be managed, they will

• Early intervention to help prolong life

• Management of clinical complications

• Bereavement counseling

“ In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ” Albert Einstein

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