Welcome to Rainbow Hospice Care
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Providing comfort, care, and meaning at the end of life |
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Rainbow Hospice Care is a community based non-profit hospice organization that helps terminally ill patients and their loved ones maintain quality of life even at the end of life—offering compassionate, expert care thatfocuses on comfort, dignity, and peace. For nearly 20 years, the skilled professionals andvolunteers at Rainbow Hospice Care have provided a full spectrum of physical,spiritual and emotional end-of-life care to persons living in Jefferson County,Wisconsin, as well as surrounding communities located in Dane, Dodge, Rock,Walworth and Waukesha counties. If you or a loved one resides in this area, Rainbow HospiceCare is your hospice. We are accessible to all terminally ill patients andtheir families living here—regardless of age, race, religion or gender, type ofillness, insurance coverage or economic status. We treat all of our patientsand their families with the same respect, kindness and concern—while alsoaddressing the unique needs and wishes of each individual. Whatever your situation, we encourage you learn more aboutthe high-quality end-of-life care resources available to you now. Even if youdon’t have an immediate need, wean help you feel more comfortable by increasingyour awareness and understanding so that you can make well informed choices when the time comes. We invite you to explore the Main Menu items listed on theleft side of the screen and check out the Rainbow Hospice Highlights listedbelow. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to give usa call at (920) 674-6255 and we’ll be delighted to assist you. |
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Rainbow Hospice Foundation in cooperation with the Knights of Columbus present... Dancing With The Stars - Saturday March 27th, 2010
At the Fort Atkinson High School Buffet: 5:45pm
Show: 7:00pm All proceeds to benefit the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Facility Tickets - Buffet with preferred seating: $30
- Show only $15
For more information, call 920-674-6255 Purchase Tickets Here |
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Rainbow Hospice Care Golf Outing |
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Save the date. Your past contributions are greatly appreciated. We are excited to inform you of this year's event benefiting the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Facility. Call for reservations or to make auction donations: 920-674-6255 Open to the first 144 PAID golfers (Foursomes Only!). Sponsors
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The ground was finally broken on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009, as supporters of the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Facility gathered to celebrate a monumental step.
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The latest news on hospice and health care reform |
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According the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Section 1233 (pp. 424-434) of the House Ways and Means Committee version of health care reform contains a new Medicare provision to allow coverage for an Advance Care Planning Consultation. This provision is intended to offer Medicare beneficiaries an opportunity to engage in an informed and focused conversation with their health care practitioner about advance care planning options. This consultation would be in addition to the "Welcome to Medicare" physician consultation.
Advance Care Planning consultations, like other consultations within the Medicare system, would be voluntary and would be reimbursable under Medicare when provided no more than once every five years, or whenever a patient undergoes a qualifying event, such as a life threatening or terminal diagnosis, chronic disease diagnosis; or admission to a long-term care facility, a skilled nursing facility, or a hospice program.
Topics that are covered during the consultation include:
- An explanation by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician's assistant of advance care planning, including key questions and considerations, important steps and suggested people to talk to.
- An explanation by the practitioner of advance directives, including living wills and durable powers of attorney, and their uses.
- An explanation by the practitioner of the role and responsibilities of a health care proxy.
- The provision, by the practitioner, of a list of national and state-specific resources to assist consumers and their families with advance care planning, including the national toll-free hotline, the advance care planning clearinghouses, and State legal services organization.
- An explanation of the end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice.
The Advance Care Planning Consultation is not mandatory. No one is required to undergo the consultation.
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