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Providing the “Gold Standard” in Comfort Care

Hospice of the Calumet Area

Text Box: “Since 1981, Hospice of the Calumet Area has had the sole mission of improving the quality of life.  We have had the privilege of helping over 10,000 patients and families in our community.

We’re very proud of our reputation for ‘Providing the Gold Standard in Comfort Care’ for people with any life-limiting illness, whether care is provided in their home or our home, the William J. Riley Memorial Residence.”

Adrianne May
Executive Director

Hospice of the 
Calumet Area

Hospice of the Calumet Area, a not for profit organization, is dedicated to improving the quality of life through compassionate care for individuals and families facing an end-of-life illness.

 

The Hospice of the Calumet Area’s staff of highly qualified nurses, social workers, clergy, and volunteers work in partnership with the patient, family, and their personal physician to make the final period of life comfortable and peaceful.

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You can now support Hospice of the Calumet Area and the National Hospice Foundation by participating in any event you choose in memory of a loved one.

 

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Healthcare that cares more and costs less.

 

Hospice is considered the model for high quality, compassionate care at the end-of-life.  It actually costs Americans less, too. Those receiving hospice care cost the Medicare program about $2300 less per patient than those that did not amounting to +$2 billion annually.  Yet, lawmakers want to cut reimbursements to providers.

 

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