A caring not-for-profit partnership
of Bellin Health, St. Mary's
and St. Vincent Hospitals
   

Hospice Care
"With hospice assistance, my father was able to stay in his own house and live life to its fullest until the end." -Loved one of a Green Bay-area resident

About Hospice
Hospice is a specialty that provides comfort care to people who are in the last six months of their lives and are no longer seeking or receiving curative treatment.

Who is eligible?
    ● Patient of any age with a
       life-limiting disease or condition
    ● Patient who is expected to have a prognosis of six months or less if
       the disease or condition takes its expected course
    ● Patient who is no longer seeking or receiving curative treatment

What is provided?
    ● An interdisciplinary team that supports the physical, spiritual and
      emotional needs of the patient and family, including:
            - Patient's physician
            - Medical director
            - Skilled nurse
            - Social worker
            - Certified nursing assistant
            - Grief counselor
            - Chaplain
            - Volunteers
    ● People services, medications, supplies and equipment
    ● Care plan based on patient's individual needs and determined in
      collaboration with patient's primary care team
    ● Option to receive care at Unity's Jack and Engrid Meng Residence
    ● Bereavement care for patient's family and friends

Where are services offered?
Hospice services are offered wherever the patient resides, and patients are not required to leave their homes.  Services may be offered in the patient's private home, nursing home, community-based residential facility (CBRF), residential care apartment complex (RCAC), hospital or Unity's Jack and Engrid Meng Residence.

When is care provided?
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

How is it paid for?
    ● Medicare or Medicaid
    ● Private insurance
    ● Private pay
    ● Community support for patients with limited resources

Care Comparison
This table explains the differences in benefits between hospice and palliative care:
  Hospice Palliative
Interdisciplinary team providing physical, spiritual and emotional support ● ●
Medications, supplies and equipment ●  
Services offered in patient's home, community-based residential facility (CBRF), residential care apartment complex (RCAC) and support during hospitalization ● ●
Services offered in nursing home ●  
Services offered in Unity's Jack and Engrid Meng Residence ●  
Staff visits available 24 hours, 7 days a week ●  
Continuous care provided during times of crisis ●  
Services covered by:
          Medicare and/or Medicaid  ●  
          Private insurance and/or private pay  ● ●
          Community support for patients with
          limited resources 		 ● ●
Family and friends receive bereavement follow-up services ● If Applicable

For questions or to make a referral, call
920.338.1111 or 800.990.9249.