Most terminally ill people say they wish to receive end-of-life care in the place they call home, rather than in a facility. They simply want to complete their life journey in the most comfortable and familiar place surrounded by people and things most important to them. Rainbow Hospice Care has been providing in-home care to patients and families for more than 20 years.

Routine care services are provided in the patient’s home—this can be a private residence, apartment, assisted living facility, nursing home, or other homelike setting. Routine care is usually provided over the course of several weeks, months or even longer, depending on when the patient is first admitted to hospice and the duration of his or her illness. Hospice team members make regularly scheduled, intermittent house calls to assess the patient and provide additional care or other services to address the unique needs and desires of each patient. Hospice staff is also available on an on-call basis at all times. 

Continuous care may be necessary if a crisis develops. Care is still provided in the patient’s home, with hospice staff staying for many hours at a time to manage symptoms that are out of control or to provide other more technical care than is considered routine care.