Serenity Hospice & Home
Agency Name:Serenity Hospice & Home
Contact:Lynn Knodle, Executive Director
Address:1658 S Illinois Route 2, Oregon, IL 61061
Phone:(815) 732-2499 / Toll-free: (888) 421-3100
Fax:(815) 732-6077
Website:serenityhospiceandhome.org
Purpose / Notes:
Serenity Hospice and Home provides an Interdisciplinary Team of trained hospice personnel
to create and maintain a plan of care. The care plan is developed to meet each patient’s
individual needs for pain management and symptom control. The team consists of a Medical
Director, Nursing Services,Social Services, Bereavement Coordinator, Chaplain, specially
trainedVolunteers, and ancillary personnel as needed. Hospice provides all palliative
medications for the alleviation of pain and suffering. Appropriate drugs are used
to control pain, relieve nausea, promote rest, ease breathing difficulty, and minimize
other distressing problems. Serenity Hospice & Home works with a specialized pharmacy.
This pharmacy provides compounded drugs which are medications prepared in gel form
that can be rubbed into the skin if swallowing becomes difficult. The medications
are delivered directly to wherever the client calls home, including private residence,
nursing facilities, or Serenity Home. Vitamins and previously used medications, not
related to the terminal illness, are not covered as part of the Hospice program. Hospice
provides all equipment to promote a safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
Oxygen, walkers, wheelchairs, electric beds, air mattresses, and other supplies are
leased and delivered directly to the home. Other Counties Served In: Boone, DeKalb,
Stephenson, and Winnebago. Services Provided: hospice inpatient unit
Counties:
Bureau
Carroll
Lee
Ogle
Whiteside
Other (See Remarks)
Carroll
Lee
Ogle
Whiteside
Other (See Remarks)