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Unity Hospice and Palliative Care Signs Agreement with Northwestern Medicine

Unity Hospice and Palliative Care, a leader in end-of-life care, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Northwestern Medicine to become a member of its Post-Acute Network (PAN). Unity specializes in providing exceptional hospice and palliative care to people with serious illnesses. Unity’s membership in Northwestern Medicine’s PAN offers many benefits to patients and…

Are You or a Loved One Ready for Hospice Care?

Look for These 12 Common Indicators – if you notice at least 3 of these, consider hospice for additional comfort and support. Hospice is a special kind of care that focuses on quality of life for people with serious illnesses who have been diagnosed with six months or less to live. Research shows that starting hospice care sooner can provide better symptom relief, success with pain management and quality end-of-life care.

Music’s Powerful Impact on Memory in Alzheimer’s Patients

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 6 million Americans over age 65. A progressive brain disorder, Alzheimer’s disease slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually, the ability to perform simple tasks. Although, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s did you know that music may have the remarkable ability…

Choosing a Hospice: 6 Factors that Matter Most to Healthcare Providers

This blog highlights 6 factors when choosing a hospice provider

What are the Four Levels of Hospice Care?

While providing hospice care in the home is the most desired by patients and families and accounts for virtually most care under hospice, hospice GIP is a hospice level of care that is an effective short-term solution for patients in crisis. Unity partners with hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to expertly manage hospice patients whose pain or symptoms cannot be managed at home. Read on to learn how GIP care works and who is eligible to receive it.

Discovering Hospice: Myths and Facts

If a loved one or you are seriously ill, talking about hospice care may feel like giving up. Perhaps you have heard myths such as hospice will end life more quickly or that it’s mainly for people with cancer. Maybe you’ve heard that hospice care is expensive or needs to be given in a specific…

What to Know about Hospice GIP Care

While providing hospice care in the home is the most desired by patients and families and accounts for virtually most care under hospice, hospice GIP is a hospice level of care that is an effective short-term solution for patients in crisis. Unity partners with hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to expertly manage hospice patients whose pain or symptoms cannot be managed at home. Read on to learn how GIP care works and who is eligible to receive it.

ALS Values Assessment Guide Helps Patients Improve Quality of Life

Imagine the wave of emotions individuals and their loved ones experience after receiving a diagnosis of ALS – sadness, anger, shock, and fear. Individuals living with ALS face a myriad of uncertainties concerning their future. Many are seeking answers to questions they have about their future. A multidisciplinary team of Unity clinicians with decades of…

ALS Values Assessment Tool Helps Patients Make Important Decisions

We understand the wave of emotions individuals and their loved ones experience after learning they have Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – sadness, anger, shock, and fear. People living with ALS face many unknowns concerning their future. Many are seeking answers to questions they have about their future. A multidisciplinary team of Unity clinicians with decades…

Let’s Talk About Hospice Chaplains

By Joe Green, Assistant Director of Support Services/Lead Chaplain Hello there! I’m Joe Green, Assistant Director of Support Services and Lead Chaplain at Unity Hospice and Palliative Care. I’m here to talk about a vital member of your Hospice Care Team: the hospice chaplain. You may hear common responses like, “We are not religious,” or…