Horizon Hospice
Located in Chicago, Horizon Hospice is a home health care center that provides care to terminally ill patients and their families. The center offers various services, including pain and symptom management, household assistance and grief counseling. Established in 1978, it is a nonprofit and community-based organization. It offers a wide range of therapies, including acupuncture, aromatherapy, art and music therapy, floral essences, healing touch, herbal remedies, homeopathy and massage therapies. The center s other therapies include meditation and guided imagery, neuro-emotional technique and pet therapies. It provides assistance with personal care, feeding and light housekeeping. The center s home health aides help patients in bathing, dressing, preparation of meals, feeding and changing bed linens. It additionally offers hospice-related medical supplies, equipment and medications to patients. The center also provides professional social work services and spiritual counseling.
VITAS Palliative Care
Palliative care is a medical subspecialty devoted to providing the support patients and their families need when dealing with chronic or serious illness. Palliative care focuses on complex symptom management and, unlike hospice, can be provided any time after diagnosis and along with curative treatments.
Family Home Health Service
Family Home Health Services is a Medicare-certified home health agency. It is licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and is a member of the National Association of Home Care and the Illinois Home Care Council. The center employs nurses, therapists, social workers and support staff who are trained in providing health care services to the residents. Family Home Health Services provides home care throughout the Greater Chicagoland area, including Boone, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will and Winnebago counties in Illinois. It provides physical, speech and occupational therapies and offers nursing, medical social work and translation services. Its language line service program provides over-the-phone interpretation and document translation in more than 140 languages.
Jersey County Health Dept
Located in Jerseyville, Ill., the Jersey County Health Department is a state-licensed and Medicare-certified home health agency that offers a range of medical services. It has been providing health care services to senior citizens since 1966. The department offers nursing services and conducts physical, speech and occupational therapies. It also provides treatment solutions for several chronic and communicable diseases, including flu, pneumonia and tuberculosis. In addition, the department conducts a variety of health education programs that includes the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, Tobacco Prevention Education, Illinois Tobacco Quitline, Smoke Free Restaurants in Jersey County, Teens Against Tobacco Use and Dental Sealant Program.