The HospiceCare mission is to provide quality of life at the end of life for terminally ill patients and their families.

Description:
Hospice is a unique kind of care that provides comfort and support for people with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Expert pain and symptom management and compassionate counseling allow patients to live each day to the fullest, in their homes or in a homelike setting, such as nursing homes, or facilities offering assisted-living service or hospice inpatient centers. HospiceCare provides care to 50 patients at the beautiful HospiceCare Campus in Fitchburg as well.

Hospice is an option for people with a life-limiting illness with a life expectancy of less than six months. The patient must make a conscious decision to seek palliative or comfort care over curative care. Referrals to hospice can be made by patients, physicians, family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, spiritual care advisors or health professionals with a simple telephone call.

History:
HospiceCare began its mission in 1978, when a group of community volunteers gathered to improve end-of-life care for people with life-limiting illnesses. They took the name HospiceCare Inc. in 1980 to reflect their status as a private, non-profit, non-governmental agency. In 1995, Hospice Team Care of Janesville and HospiceCare merged, providing efficient, comprehensive services to South Central Wisconsin. Today, HospiceCare has grown into a Medicare and Medicaid certified, Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) -accredited, state-licensed organization, with over 300 professional staff and 700 volunteers.

Contact people:

Amanda Pischke, Organizational Volunteer Coordinator, (608) 327-7163, (email) Shawnee Parsil, Director Of Volunteer Services, (608) 327-7105, (email)

Office fax number: (608)276-4672

Address:

5395 E. Cheryl Parkway Madison, WI 53711 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.hospicecareinc.com

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