Imagine having to face the end of your life without a roof over your head—sick and in pain, out in the elements with no bed, no bathroom, no medicine, and no one to help manage symptoms or provide even the most basic support and solace.

Solace Friends operates an Adult Family Home.

Solace Home is an adult family home licensed by the state of Wisconsin to provide housing to a maximum of 4 residents at one time. We are not a hospice agency or inpatient hospice.

We care for persons facing terminal illness and housing insecurity.

All of our residents have a life expectancy of 6 months or less. Residents come to Solace Home from living on the street, in shelters, or unstable housing situations.

We collaborate with community hospices.

All Solace Home residents must be enrolled with a community hospice agency. The resident can choose which hospice they want to provide their end-of-life care.

All residents are welcome regardless of resources.

Residents are accepted at Solace Home regardless of their ability to pay. If able, some may pay a nominal sliding scale fee to live at Solace Home.

We fill the gap in the current healthcare system.

We accept residents that hospitals, inpatient hospices, or other congregate living settings may not be able to serve due to the individual’s lack of resources, medical or psychiatric conditions, or substance use disorder.

Our sustainability relies on community donations.

While Medicare and Medicaid reimburse hospice providers for care, Solace Friends relies on the generosity of community donations to cover the cost of housing, food, supplies, and caregiving for those in need.