Preserving Identity in Mettawa

Mettawa patients maintain personhood through our targeted hospice services:

• Pain control enabling activity through nurses who eliminate suffering so patients can still garden, read, cook, or pursue hobbies that define their identity
• Energy-preserving personal care helping efficiently with bathing and grooming so patients save strength for activities they actually value
• Equipment supporting independence including hospital beds, oxygen systems, and mobility aids letting patients move around homes maintaining normal routines
• Counseling protecting relationships from social workers who help families see beyond illness to the whole person still present
• Spiritual care honoring individuality offering chaplains who engage patients as unique people with distinct beliefs and experiences
• Veteran programs recognizing service identity through our We Honor Veterans initiative‍
• Bereavement support remembering the person continuing counseling for families up to 13 months

Remaining Yourself in Mettawa

Mettawa families tell us hospice gave them back the person they'd been losing to illness—alert enough to tell stories, comfortable enough to enjoy meals, strong enough to participate in family life. Our 98% satisfaction rate and 4.9-star rating reflect households grateful for time when loved ones were truly present as themselves. We hold ACHC accreditation and Medicare certification, and our quality score of 80 out of 100 exceeds the 67-point national average considerably.

Since 2012, we've witnessed how effective symptom management restores personhood disease attempts to erase. Our professionals answer calls at 847-777-8888 continuously, adjusting care so Mettawa patients maintain the activities and relationships defining their lives. We're committed to helping patients remain who they've always been—not cancer patients or hospice cases, but individuals with personalities, preferences, and purposes—ensuring final chapters reflect lifetimes lived rather than diagnoses received, allowing families to remember the person rather than just the illness.