Hospices offer the most effective and comprehensive care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families by focusing on enhancing quality of life and creating a meaningful experience at the end of life. The primary goal is to provide palliative care and supportive services while allowing the patient to remain at home. Rainbow Hospice provides comprehensive hospice, home care, and grief counseling services.

Rainbow Hospice is a 19 year-old, community-based, not-for-profit organization located in Park Ridge, Illinios. Rainbow provides care to residents in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. It is affiliated with Advocate Health Care and Resurrection Health Care. Last year, Rainbow was priviledged to serve nearly 1000 hospice and home care patients and more than 5000 clients through its bereavement programs.

One of Rainbow's finest program is its Center for Loss and Life Passages which provides grief support to hospice families for a year after the death, as well as to anyone in the community. "Good Mourning" for children and their families, along with the "Widowed Persons Service" are two such programs that provide invaluable support and resources for the entire community.

Remember, the best time to discuss end-of-life care options are before you need them. For more information about hospice or any of these programs, please call (847) 685-9900 or visit Rainbow's website at www.rainbowhospice.com.