Agrace Expands Hospice Services into Milwaukee County

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Residents of Milwaukee County who are in the final months of life have a new choice for high-quality, in-home hospice care. Agrace, the largest Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, has announced it is expanding its services into the county.

For more than 45 years, Agrace Hospice Care has offered end-of-life care to people of all ages across southern Wisconsin. Milwaukee County residents can now enroll with Agrace to receive hospice care that comes to them where they live—in private homes, long-term care facilities or any other place they call home.

In addition to a new regional office at 933 N. Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, Agrace has offices in Oconomowoc, Janesville, Dodgeville and Baraboo, and a hospice inpatient unit and residence in Madison. The Wauwatosa office is home base for an interdisciplinary care team that includes local hospice physician Andre Cernasov. Dr. Cernasov will oversee care plans as a member of the Agrace care team that coordinates end-of-life care for its Milwaukee County patients and their families.

Dr. Cernasov

Dr. Cernasov is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine and family medicine. Prior to joining Agrace, he practiced inpatient and outpatient palliative medicine at Advocate Aurora Health, where he served as the associate program director for the Aurora Hospice & Palliative Fellowship in Milwaukee. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Cernasov earned his medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York.

Volunteers are needed to make companionship visits to hospice patients throughout Milwaukee County. Volunteering may involve reading aloud, listening to music together, playing cards, assisting with meal delivery, or simply being there as a caring presence. For more information, or to get started, fill out an online application at Agrace.org/Volunteer. Volunteer schedules are flexible, and free training is provided.

For more information about Agrace, call (414) 245-2135 or visit agrace.org.