Mailing Address:
MINISTRY HOME CARE - HOSPICE SERVICES
PO BOX 716
1860 N STEVENS ST
RHINELANDER, WI 54501-0716

Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(800) 643-4663
Phone #:(715) 361-2230
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Fax Number:(715) 361-2239

Web Page:  www.ministryhomecare.org
E-mail to:   info@ministryhomecare.org

Program Details:
Operating Agency: Ministry Home Care, Inc. (Private, Non-Profit)
Person In Charge: Director:Connie Bessa, RN
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm; nurses are on call 24/7.
Eligibility: Individuals no longer seeking curative treatment for a terminal illness.
Fees: Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and individual payment.
Intake Process: Call for more information of ask your physician.
Service Area: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Iron, Oneida, Price , and Vilas counties.

Program/Service Notes:
The interdisciplinary team of hospice provides care to the patient as well as their family, offering comfort care rather than curative treatment. This team includes the patient's primary physician, registered nurse, social worker, spiritual counselor, home care aides, trained hospice volunteers and bereavement support. The emphasis on hospice care is on quality and dignity at the end of life. Hospice includes the entire family in the decision-making processes and care. Bereavement support is provided for 13 months after the death of the patient, and longer when indicated.
*Hospice care us available to people of all ages, with any terminal diagnosis, in the comfort of their home.
*As part of their mission, Ministry Home Care provides hospice care to everyone who is medically eligible, regardless of their ability to pay.
*Grief support is available to everyone in the community, regardless of their involvement prior to the death.

*WORKING THROUGH GRIEF SERIES. Free education and support offered the 3rd Tuesday of every month at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander. 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Call for information: (800) 643-4663.

*SIDE BY SIDE, a free grief support group. Meets the third Thursday of every month, 1:00pm at St. Peter the Fisherman Parish in Eagle River, co-sponsored by Ministry Home Care. Call for information: (715) 479-8704.

This information was last updated on 01/04/2008

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