Aurora home hospice

Turn to Aurora home hospice for medical care, comfort and support if you or a loved one needs help with care decisions at the end of life. Aurora home hospice professionals provide compassionate hospice care for patients and their families in the comfort of home.

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What is Aurora home hospice?

Aurora home hospice is end-of-life care in the comfort of your home. With Aurora home hospice, care is personalized and patient-centered.

Our dedicated team offers medical, emotional and spiritual support, ensuring dignity and quality of life for you and your family. We focus on comfort rather than curative treatment, helping individuals manage symptoms and spend meaningful time with loved ones.

When you choose Aurora home hospice, you’ll experience the highest quality home hospice care with our dedicated team.

What does it mean to be in home hospice?

Being in home hospice means receiving compassionate, patient-centered care where you feel most comfortable. Aurora home hospice provides end-of-life support to patients and their families to help ensure comfort and peace during this time.

Starting Aurora home hospice care

More than 95% of people who choose hospice receive their care at home. If you and your doctor decide Aurora home hospice is right for you, you can expect:

• Assessment: A nurse evaluates your needs and your family’s needs for hospice care. Needs are then reassessed on an ongoing basis.
• Hospice visits: Your case manager nurse will visit as needed based on your condition, modifying the visit schedule as your needs change.
• 24/7 helpline: Our helpline answers questions related to hospice care and arranges further care when needed.
• Telehospice: Families using our telehospice or virtual health remote monitoring program complete a daily questionnaire, allowing telehospice nurses to monitor symptoms between visits.

Deciding it’s time for hospice care

Choosing hospice care is a very personal decision. Perhaps you no longer want treatment meant to provide a cure, or maybe your doctors believe such treatment won’t continue working.

It may be time for hospice services if you:

• Had a severe stroke or were diagnosed with a terminal or life-limited condition
• Have cancer
• Have heart disease
• Have pulmonary disease
• Have renal disease
• Want quality-of-life care and not life-prolonging or curative care
• Have a life expectancy of 6 months or less

Our hospice services

Our hospice care supports you and your family in several areas – medical, physical, emotional and spiritual. We provide a range of services, including:

• Medical care
• Pain and symptom management
• Infusion therapy
• Telehospice/virtual health remote monitoring
• Nutritional counseling
• Spiritual services
• Anticipatory grief and bereavement support

In addition to offering home hospice care, we offer hospice care in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and group homes.

Providing end-of-life care & support for you and your family

As a leading provider of pediatric and adult hospice in Wisconsin, we personalize care to meet your needs and your family’s needs.

Acute inpatient hospice care

When you or your loved one needs continuous hospice care for acute pain or symptoms, we offer short-term, inpatient hospice care in a peaceful residential setting at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice.

Respite care

Temporary hospice services are available in a nursing home or other skilled care facility for up to five days. These services provide respite for caregivers and a safe, comfortable environment for patients.

Real-time support

Our telehospice service enables us to remotely monitor your symptoms. Hospice-trained telehealth nurses provide immediate support for physical and emotional concerns. Using our free in-home remote monitoring system, nurses review your vital signs and symptoms each day.

Veterans for Veterans Hospice Program

Service members volunteer for this program. They provide comfort, understanding and a listening ear to military veterans who are in hospice care.

Grief support program

We provide support to families for 13 months after a loved one passes. Our help includes:

• Support groups
• Workshops
• Individual grief support through phone calls and one-on-one meetings
• Educational literature
• Spring/summer and fall/winter virtual memorial services

Daybreak bereavement newsletter

Our bereavement newsletter provides compassionate support and guidance for navigating the grieving process. It shares insights from others who have experienced the death of a loved one. You'll find suggestions for dealing with loneliness and healing through spirituality.

• Experiencing grief [PDF]
• Time for self-care [PDF]
• How to find support [PDF]
• Permission to grieve [PDF]
• Dealing with loneliness [PDF]
• Navigating ups & downs [PDF]
• Journaling as therapy [PDF]
• Holidays and anniversaries [PDF]
• One-year milestone [PDF]
• Strength & healing [PDF]

Meet your hospice team

Our hospice professionals work together with you and your family to meet your goals for end-of-life care. Your Aurora hospice team includes:

• Doctor: oversees your medical care and advises the hospice team
• Nurse: coordinates your care, focusing on pain and symptom management
• Pharmacist: consults on any medication issues
• Social worker: coordinates additional community resources for your family
• Dietitian: specializes in end-of-life nutritional needs
• Counselor: provides bereavement support and counseling
• Chaplain: provides counseling and coordinates any spiritual support you need
• Home health aide: assists with your day-to-day personal care