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Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center in Johnson Creek
Compassionate Inpatient Hospice Care for Families Across South Central Wisconsin
The Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center in Johnson Creek provides 24/7 expert clinical intervention for complex symptom management that exceeds the scope of home care. Our facility offers a peaceful, home-like environment designed to stabilize acute symptoms while providing comprehensive support to families during end-of-life transitions.
The center also provides short-term hospice respite stays for eligible patients, providing family caregivers with a period of rest while their loved one continues to receive attentive and compassionate care.
When Is Inpatient Hospice Care Needed?
Most hospice care is provided wherever a patient calls home. However, there may be times when symptoms become too complex or severe to manage safely in a private residence, assisted living community, or skilled nursing facility.
Inpatient hospice care may be appropriate when a patient is experiencing:
- Uncontrolled or rapidly changing pain
- Respiratory distress or difficulty breathing
- Severe anxiety, agitation, or restlessness
- Persistent nausea or vomiting
- Seizures or other acute symptoms
- Medication changes that require close monitoring
- Symptoms that cannot be effectively managed in the current care setting
The intention of inpatient hospice care is to relieve distress, improve comfort, and stabilize symptoms. Our team works closely with patients, families, physicians, and other care providers to determine the most appropriate level of hospice support.
General Inpatient Hospice Care
General inpatient hospice care is a short-term level of hospice care for patients requiring advanced medical and nursing care for symptoms that cannot be effectively managed in their current setting.
At the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center, patients receive around-the-clock clinical support while the care team works to manage pain, breathing difficulties, agitation, nausea, medication concerns, and any other complex symptoms.
Once symptoms are stabilized, the hospice team will work with the patient and family to develop a safe and appropriate care plan. Depending on the patient’s needs and preferences, this may include returning home, transitioning to another care community, or continuing care under a different level of hospice support.
General inpatient hospice care is not typically intended to serve as permanent residential care. Eligibility and length of stay are based on the patient’s clinical needs and applicable hospice coverage requirements.
Hospice Respite Care
Caring for someone with a serious illness can be meaningful, but it can also be physically and emotionally demanding. Hospice respite care offers eligible family caregivers a temporary opportunity to rest, attend to personal needs, or recover from caregiver strain.
During a respite stay, the patient temporarily moves to the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center and receives 24-hour care from our hospice team. Family members can take time to recharge knowing their loved one is in a safe and highly supportive environment.
Respite stays are short term and subject to hospice eligibility and coverage guidelines, with the goal of supporting a return home.
What Patients and Families Can Expect
Every patient who comes to the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center receives an individualized plan of care based on their symptoms, goals, preferences, and family needs.
Patients and families may receive support from:
- Registered nurses available 24 hours a day
- Hospice aides who assist with personal care and comfort
- Physicians and advanced practice providers
- Social workers
- Spiritual care professionals
- Bereavement and grief support specialists
- Trained hospice volunteers
- Other members of the interdisciplinary hospice team
Care may include:
- Pain and symptom management
- Medication monitoring and adjustments
- Personal care assistance
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Education for patients and family caregivers
- Care coordination and discharge planning
- Support for family members before and after a loss
Families are encouraged to remain involved in the patient’s care and spend meaningful time together. Our team is always available to answer questions, explain changes, and help loved ones feel informed and supported.
A Comfortable and Family-Centered Environment
The Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center was designed to provide expert clinical care in a setting that feels more like home than a traditional hospital environment. The 12,000-square-foot center offers welcoming spaces where patients and loved ones can find privacy, comfort, and connection.
Each patient suite is designed to help families spend time together in a peaceful setting. Loved ones are encouraged to bring meaningful personal items that make the room feel familiar and comforting.
Features include:
- Private patient suites
- Private bathrooms
- Outdoor patios
- Family gathering spaces
- On-site chef, kitchen and dining areas
- A chapel for reflection, prayer, or quiet time
- A memorial garden
- A dedicated children’s space
- Spa and aromatherapy resources
- Room for photographs, blankets, and personal mementos
Visiting a Loved One
Family connection remains one of the most important aspects of hospice care. Rainbow strives to provide flexible visitation, so loved ones can be present when it matters most.
Family members should contact the inpatient center for current visitation information, overnight accommodation options, children’s visits, and pet visitation guidelines. Our team can help families prepare for a visit and answer questions about what to expect.
Conveniently Located in Johnson Creek
The Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center is located in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, with convenient access from Interstate 94 and Highway 26.
Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center 1225 Remmel Dr. Johnson Creek, WI 53094
Visitors can contact our team for:
- Directions
- Parking information
- Entrance and check-in instructions
- Accessibility questions
- Tour availability
- General information about the facility
Serving Families Across South Central Wisconsin
Rainbow Community Care supports patients and families throughout South Central Wisconsin, including communities in:
- Jefferson County
- Dodge County
Also portions of:
- Columbia County
- Dane County
- Rock County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
Service availability may vary by community and level of care. Our team can confirm whether a patient’s location is within Rainbow’s service area and help determine the most appropriate care options.
Patients receiving hospice care at home may be transferred to the Johnson Creek inpatient center when short-term intensive symptom management or respite care is necessary.
Admission and Referral Process
A referral to the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center can come from a family member, physician, hospital, assisted living community, skilled nursing facility, or another health care professional.
The process may include:
- Initial Conversation: A member of the Rainbow team gathers information about the patient’s condition, symptoms, location, and care needs.
- Clinical Assessment: The hospice team evaluates whether the patient meets hospice eligibility requirements and whether inpatient care is the appropriate level of support.
- Confirmation of Eligibility: The patient’s physician and hospice medical team review the diagnosis, prognosis, and current symptoms.
- Coverage Coordination: Rainbow works with Medicare, Medicaid, or the patient’s private insurance provider to review applicable benefits.
- Transfer Planning: The care team coordinates transportation, medications, records, equipment, and communication with the patient’s current care providers.
- Arrival and Orientation: Patients and families are welcomed to the center, shown the suite and shared spaces, and introduced to the care team.
Families do not need to wait for a crisis before calling. Our team can answer questions and help determine whether hospice care, inpatient symptom management, respite support, or another service may be appropriate.
Schedule a Tour or Speak with Our Team
Choosing hospice care can feel overwhelming, especially when symptoms are changing quickly. You do not have to make these decisions alone.
Families seeking immediate support can contact Rainbow Community Care to speak with a member of the hospice team. Those planning ahead may request information or ask about scheduling a tour of the Johnson Creek inpatient center.
Health care professionals can also contact Rainbow to discuss a patient’s symptoms, hospice eligibility, or referral needs.
Frequently Asked Questions About Inpatient Hospice Care
What is inpatient hospice care?
Inpatient hospice care is a short-term level of hospice support for patients whose pain or other symptoms cannot be safely or effectively managed in their current setting. It includes 24-hour nursing care, close symptom monitoring, and access to an interdisciplinary hospice team.
Can someone return home after receiving Inpatient Hospice Care?
Yes. General Inpatient Care is often a short-term level of care focused on stabilizing symptoms that cannot be safely managed in another setting. Once symptoms are stabilized, many patients return home or transition back to their prior care setting. The hospice team works closely with patients and families to determine the most appropriate next steps.
How is the Inpatient Center different from a hospital?
Our care prioritizes comfort and quality of life. We avoid unnecessary tests and procedures, focusing on symptom management, patient goals, and family support. The inpatient center provides expert end-of-life care in a peaceful, home-like environment.
Are children allowed to visit?
Children are welcome to visit the inpatient center. Families are encouraged to speak with the care team beforehand, so staff can help prepare children and explain what they may see or experience.
Is the inpatient center staffed 24 hours a day?
Yes. The Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center provides 24-hour nursing and hospice aide support, with access to physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
Does the inpatient center provide respite stays?
Yes. The center may provide short-term respite stays for eligible hospice patients when family caregivers need temporary relief. Availability and coverage depend on hospice eligibility and applicable benefit guidelines.
Can a family contact Rainbow without a physician referral?
Yes. Family members can contact Rainbow Community Care without a physician referral to ask questions or begin a conversation about hospice services. The care team will help coordinate any required medical information and physician involvement.
How long can someone remain in inpatient hospice care?
The length of stay hinges on the patient’s symptoms, clinical needs, and level-of-care eligibility. General inpatient hospice care is typically temporary and continues until symptoms are stabilized, or another appropriate care plan can be arranged.
Is inpatient hospice care covered by Medicare?
Medicare may cover general inpatient hospice care when a patient meets hospice eligibility requirements and has symptoms that cannot be managed in another setting. Coverage for respite care and other levels of care may follow different guidelines. Rainbow’s team can help families review their specific benefits.
Can family members stay overnight?
Overnight arrangements are available depending on the patient’s room and family needs. Families should contact the inpatient center for specific information.
Can pets visit the inpatient center?
Pet visits are welcome with prior approval. Families should contact the inpatient center in advance to discuss current guidelines and any required arrangements.
What symptoms may qualify someone for inpatient hospice care?
Qualifying symptoms may include uncontrolled pain, severe breathing difficulties, persistent nausea or vomiting, agitation, seizures, complex medication needs, or other symptoms that cannot be safely managed in the patient’s current setting.
Where is the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center located?
The center is located at 1225 Remmel Dr., Johnson Creek, WI, near Interstate 94 and Highway 26. It serves patients and families from communities throughout South Central Wisconsin.
Explore the Rainbow Hospice Care Inpatient Center
View the center’s comfortable, family-focused spaces, then contact our team to schedule a tour or learn more about inpatient hospice care.
Current Openings
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