Hospice Care
Lightways Hospice care provides physical, emotional and spiritual support for patients with a terminal illness.
Pediatric Care
Lightways Pediatric Care Team is here to help enhance the quality of life for your child and family.
Serious Illness Care
Lightways helps people with advanced, chronic or life-limiting illnesses with clear-headed, practical and kind counsel to patients and family.
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.

News & Educational Resources
Public Kickoff Campaign “Remembering from the Heart”
Public Kickoff Campaign “Remembering from the Heart”Expansion planSince Joliet Area Community Hospice (JACH) opened Illinois’ first freestanding hospice home inpatient unit in 2004, community need for compassionate end-of-life care has surpassed the facility’s...
Remembering from the Heart Campaign
Since Joliet Area Community Hospice (JACH) opened Illinois’ first freestanding hospice home in-patient unit in 2004, community need for compassionate end-of-life care has outgrown the facility’s capacity.
Lights of Love Memorial
The upcoming holidays can be daunting when a loved one is no longer with us. Joliet Area Community Hospice hosts its 13th annual Lights of Love Memorial Tribute and Tree Lighting Ceremony for families to honor loved ones who are no longer with us.