Solace Home

Solace Friends operates Solace Home, an adult family home licensed by the State of Wisconsin that can serve up to four residents at one time.

We provide housing and caregiving for individuals who have six months or less to live and are facing housing insecurity.

Residents come to Solace Home from living on the street, in shelters, or unstable housing situations.

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

End-of-life Care

Prior to admission, residents choose the hospice agency that manages the plan of care related to their terminal condition.

Our staff and volunteers help with personal care needs, medications, meals, laundry, companionship, and person-centered emotional and spiritual support.

Mission to Serve

No one is denied admission to Solace Home if theyare unable to pay. For residents with private income sources, daily fees are based on a sliding scale. For residents with public funding income sources, feesare based on the rate negotiated between Solace Friends and the payor source.

Admission Criteria

A potential Solace Home resident must meet the following criteria:

• Terminally Ill: An individual in the terminal stage of an illness who has an anticipated life expectancy of less than 6 months and is determined to be eligible for hospice services by a licensed hospice provider.
• Hospice Enrolled: An individual must be enrolled with a community hospice provider to live at Solace Home.
• Homeless or Housing Insecure: An individual who is without permanent housing and who may be in one of the following situations will be considered for admission into Solace Home: Lives on the streets
  • Staying in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facility, abandoned building or vehicle
  • Lives doubled up with others
  • Is at high risk of eviction for inability to pay for housing.

Exclusion Criteria

A person cannot be accepted at Solace Home if:

• Safety: The individual is a danger to themself, or has issues that may place the health, safety or welfare of another resident, staff, or volunteers at substantial risk of harm.
• Level of Care: Solace Home is not licensed to serve people who:
  • Require nursing home level of care
  • Have active tuberculosis (TB)
  • Are in periods of acute or sustained psychosis that pose a threat to self or others
  • Require 1:1 attention or care
  • Weigh over 300 pounds
  • Require housing for additional family members.