Hospice Inpatient Unit

Our renovated and expanded Hospice Inpatient Unit provides care to hospice patients who are unable to comfortably manage their pain or symptoms at home.

Hospice & Serious Illness Care in Joliet & Northern Illinois

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Hospice Care

Lightways Hospice care provides physical, emotional and spiritual support for patients with a terminal illness.

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Pediatric Care

Lightways Pediatric Care Team is here to help enhance the quality of life for your child and family.

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Serious Illness Care

Lightways helps people with advanced, chronic or life-limiting illnesses with clear-headed, practical and kind counsel to patients and family.

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Hospice and Serious Illness Care

About Lightways

Founded in 1982 as Joliet Area Community Hospice, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider licensed in 11 counties in Illinois. We provide exceptional serious illness care, hospice care and grief support for adults and children.

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News & Educational Resources

Why an Interdisciplinary Team Matters in Hospice Care

Why an Interdisciplinary Team Matters in Hospice Care

When someone is facing a life limiting illness, their needs extend far beyond medical care alone. Hospice care honors this reality by bringing togethera team of professionalsand volunteers from many disciplines to care for the whole person. This model, known as an interdisciplinary team, is one of the reasons hospice care is so effective and meaningful for both patients and families.

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Bringing Light to Life’s Tender Moments: How Our Joyful Moments Program Makes a Lasting Impact

Bringing Light to Life’s Tender Moments: How Our Joyful Moments Program Makes a Lasting Impact

At Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care, we believe that hospice and palliative care is not only about comfort and support, it is also about honoring each person’s life, passions, and unique story. Through our Joyful Moments Program, led by our Volunteer Services team, we create meaningful experiences that bring joy, connection, and dignity to our patients and their families.

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Patients and families

Testimonials

“I can’t thank the hospice team enough for the quality of care shown to my mother. Our whole family feels that Lightways was the perfect place to spend the last days with our mother.”

I would like to thank each and every person at Lightways who came into contact with my husband in my home and at the end, in the hospice unit. He was treated with the purest kindness and empathy at all times. Everyone treated me with the same kindness & dignity as they did him. Bless each of them. They are special people.

“Our first experience with hospice. They made the process very smooth. The counseling that is offered to the family is wonderful! The Chaplin was amazing. He performed our funeral services.”

Thank You to Our 2025 Annual Sponsors