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Real People – Real Care – Your Family

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Who We Are

Joliet Area Community Hospice is committed to enhancing the quality of life for persons affected by serious illness and grief. We aim to serve all who need our compassionate care and expertise through our hospice, palliative care and bereavement services.

With the support of the community,Joliet Area Community Hospice built the first Hospice Home in the State of Illinois, bringing cutting edge hospice care to our area. The staff at Joliet Area Community Hospice go above and beyond the call of duty to meet the needs of both patient and family as they face the end of life looking at not only the physical and psychological needs, but also the environmental, social, spiritual, and emotional needs.

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From Our Families

Thank you from every part of our hearts for taking care of our precious Mom and Nana. Her name was Anne DiGrazia…She died on the morning of Jan. 30^th, the coldest day of the year. But in spite of that cold weather, anyone of you who came in contact with us warmed our hearts. We knew that your goal was to show us patience, care and compassion through the attentive and unending ways you provided for Mom/Nana. You came through with everything that could have possibly helped her – calm voices, medications, frequently visiting her room, turning her and repositioning her head, keeping her clean. I’ll never forget how {the aide} gave her such a nice bath and combed her hair and put on a cozy, purple plaid pajama top. When we came back into the room, mom looked so clean and comfortable. It seemed important for us to see her like that. Thank you to every one of you who greeted my family and me when we arrived, who offered us breakfast, lunch and dinner, who brought us extra pillows and blankets, who provided us with informational booklets. We used one of the stories/poems in that book at her service…Thank you for being a part of her final days on this earth.

The Family of Anne DeGrazia