HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. HSHS Home Care
Combining exceptional care with the comfort of home.
Francis, doing business as HSHS Home Care, is licensed by the State of Illinois, is Medicare-certified and accredited by The Joint Commission. HSHS Home Care and Hospice Illinois covers the counties of Macoupin, Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Jackson, Perry, Washington, Clinton, Bond, Fayette, Shelby, Marion, Jefferson, Franklin, Effingham, Clay, Wayne, Hamilton, Richland, Jasper, Crawford, Clark, Cumberland and Coles. HSHS Home Care Illinois offers skilled healthcare to patient's at home. The focus of home care is on the health needs of the individual in a family setting. Activities are directed toward helping patients to attain and maintain their highest level of independent living, and to help the family provide support. Efforts are also concentrated on the prevention of further disability, health teaching, and on appropriate referral to allied health professionals as needed. HSHS Hospice
HSHS Hospice Illinois offers supportive, compassionate care that can bring peace, comfort and dignity to a patient on those last days of life. The goal of our team at HSHS Hospice is to help the patient to be physically, emotionally, and spiritually comfortable, enabling the patient to remain at home as long as possible with minimal disruption to normal activities.
12/18/2025
Chaplain Krista shares her message from our candle light service.
This holiday season is a time of remembrance of others, those we love and grieve.
As we light candles during the holidays we reflect that the candles may represent our grief-that the pain of loss is as intense as our love. We share our grief as we have shared the light of love in our life. Candles represent our courage to confront sorrow, comfort each other, and make changes in our lives. Candles represent our memories: the times we laughed, cried, became angry, forgiveness, of the care and joy you gave. Candles represent love: that the light of your loved ones may always shine. Candles represent hope: that your loved ones lives through you, never erased from memory and continues to make a difference in the world.
The Psalmist told us that your word, O Lord, is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our pathway. Continue to guide and strengthen those who have lost perhaps a part of themselves. Give them that peace that often, inexplicably surpasses all our human understanding. Amen
12/13/2025
Explore a network of free or reduced cost community-based programs and services with HSHS Community Connect. To learn more visit hshs.org/connect.
12/12/2025
Last night, we gathered at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital to honor and remember our loved ones who have passed.
“Grief is like a snowflake…by Julia Cook
Sometimes it comes oneflake at a time; other times it comes like a blizzard. It melts away, but it always comes back. Just as each snowflake is unique, each person experiences grief in their own unique way.”
12/10/2025
Tonight we lit candles at HSHS St John’s Hospital, remembering our loved ones and the legacy they have left
12/08/2025
HSHS Home Care & Hospice is proud to support the tiny Christmas Forest Silent Auction at Centennial Point Senior Living in Springfield, IL.
You can join the fun and bid on your favorite decorated tree Tuesday December 9 from 430p-630p. Proceeds raised from the auction will be used to benefit resident activities.
12/05/2025
God is light and in Him there is no darkness. (1 John 1:5)
Last night we gathered at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Effingham in the chapel to honor our loved ones that we are grieving. We lit candles in their memory.
In the memory of those we grieve this holiday season, may we embrace our holiday memories with them and the gratitude for the joy we shared.
12/03/2025
Stop by the Community Health Fair in Casey, IL today until 2 pm to talk to Sherri and Trisha about the services HSHS Home Care & Hospice can offer you and your loved ones.
11/29/2025
HSHS Home Care & Hospice proudly participated in The Carriages of Rochester (Illinois) Macy’s Day Parade! We were honored to help bring a little extra holiday cheer to the community 😊
11/29/2025
Happy Home Care & Hospice month!
Did you know HSHS Home Care is licensed to provide services in 37 counties in Illinois along with 16 counties in eastern Wisconsin!
Pictured are our HSHS Home Care RNs from Green Bay, WI team
11/18/2025
Happy Home Care & Hospice Month!
Did you know?
HSHS Home Care colleagues provided care to 9665 patients in FY2025!
(6522-IL Home Care, 1820-WI Home Care, & 1323-IL Hospice)
That totaled 176,766 home visits for our patients!
11/18/2025
You are invited to join us in faith and remembrance at our annual Candlelight Memorial — a peaceful time of reflection and support during the holiday season. 🕯️
The Candlelight Memorial is on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. in our hospital Chapel. Feel free to bring a photo of your loved one to display on the memorial board.
For more information or bereavement support, call HSHS Home Care at 217-685-0702. We will join together to bring light into the darkness and remind our hearts of God’s comforting presence.
Address
900 West Temple Avenue, Bldg A, Ste 101 Effingham, IL 62401
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HSHS Home Care and Hospice Southern Illinois covers the counties of Macoupin, Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Jackson, Perry, Washington, Clinton, Bond, Fayette, Shelby, Marion, Jefferson, Franklin, Effingham, Clay, Wayne, Hamilton, Richland, Jasper, Crawford, Clark, Cumberland and Coles. We collaborate with our ministries in the Southern Illinois Division to provide post-acute care services to this expanded region and all its communities.
HSHS Home Care
Our team at HSHS Home Care Southern Illinois delivers our promise to provide high-quality Franciscan healthcare in the comfort of your home setting. Activities are directed toward helping you to attain and maintain your highest level of independent living, and to help your family support your health journey. We will meet with you upon admission to discuss your goals and your physician’s goals for your health. Efforts are also concentrated on the prevention of further disability, health teaching, and on appropriate referral to allied health professionals as needed.
Our interdisciplinary home care team includes advance nurse practitioners, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, and licensed social workers.
HSHS Hospice
Our team at HSHS Hospice Southern Illinois delivers our promise to provide high-quality Franciscan healthcare through two programs: Supportive Care and Hospice Care.
The goal of Supportive Care is to improve how a patient functions each day as well as improve his or her quality of life throughout the course of their life-limiting illness. Supportive Care addresses physical, emotional and spiritual concerns when patients and their families are coping with their illness. Timely attention to early management of symptoms has been shown to increase quality of life, improve function, and even extend ones length of life. Supportive Care can be delivered at any stage of illness beginning at the time of diagnosis. Supportive care can be provided while they are receiving curative or life-prolonging medical treatment. Such treatments may include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.
Hospice is a comprehensive program that focuses on quality of life. We recognize dying as part of the normal process of living. We affirm life and neither hasten nor postpone death. Hospice provides support and care for individuals and their loved ones as they face the last phases of a life‑limiting illness.
Our interdisciplinary hospice team includes advance nurse practitioners, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, licensed social workers, chaplains, and volunteers.
We also offer the Everlasting Memories program to patients on our hospice service. This program allows us to grant wishes to our patients and provide them with an item or event to cherish in their final moments.
