Hospice vs. Palliative Care: What’s the Difference?
January 29, 2021
House of Goshen provides a comforting, home-like environment where individuals and their families receive exceptional care and support. Our mission is to ensure that those we serve receive access to expert medical support, emotional and spiritual care, alongside the dignity and respect deserved of every human being.
Caring for a loved one at the end of life can be exhausting. We are here to give your family the opportunity to spend time together, while our dedicated team provides the expert medical and personal care your loved one deserves.
Our team of skilled nurses, aides, social workers, and volunteers help ensure the highest quality of life for every resident. We work together to manage symptoms, provide support, and meet the various needs of each patient; while also partnering with families to ensure your loved ones fully enjoy the comfort and care they deserve as you navigate this process.
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At House of Goshen, we believe that dignity should be at the heart of end-of-life care. That’s why we’ve created an environment that feels nothing like a traditional medical facility.
Our IPU is intentionally designed to feel like a sanctuary—a place that replaces the coldness of a clinical setting with the comforting atmosphere of a home. We provide the expert medical support your loved one needs in a space that feels safe and personal. It is a place for spending time, finding hope, and taking solace in the midst of difficulty. We take pride in over a decade serving the Chicagoland community and its surrounding suburbs.
We provide care in the patient’s home, our inpatient facility, nursing homes or assisted living facilities.
Our hospice trained nurses, aides and support workers provide all the care at our inpatient center, located in Flossmoor, IL.
Hospice care is typically provided to patients with a prognosis of six months or less, inpatient hospice treatment tends to have a shorter duration.
Our certified therapists, ranging from music specialists to physical therapists, work to help reduce anxiety, manage pain, and create moments of peace for patients and their loved ones.
Our dedicated team helps support families with care planning and navigating hospice resources, ensuring no one has to go through this journey alone.
Our chaplains provide faith-based non-denominational support to patients and families, offering comfort, prayer, and guidance tailored to individual values.
At House of Goshen, we provide expert hospice and palliative care services to terminally ill patients and their families.
Our mission is to honor and celebrate every life through patient-centered care.
