Winneshiek Medical Center provides hospice services to people with terminal illness and their families to help maintain the best quality of life possible. Hospice care is provided wherever the person resides, whether it is in their own home, a long-term care facility or the hospital. Patients routinely receive in-home services from an interdisciplinary hospice team including a medical director, nurses, homemaker/health aides, social workers, spiritual advisors, pharmacists, and volunteers. Nursing home residents may receive hospice care as well. The team will work individually with dying person and family members to meet whatever needs arise. Hospice Care provides continued support before and after death (bereavement support for family members). A 21-hour training session is provided for volunteers/support staff (usually held once per year) to provide education on grieving and caregiving. Volunteers are utilized in the following areas: direct patient contact, fundraising, office work, publicity activities.