Bereavement Care Services
Our care does not end when a loved one has passed. It continues on with the family to provide comfort and support through the difficult process of grief. It is essential that the family members have a healthy mourning experience, so the Deaconess Hospice team remain available to insure that experience for those family members and caregivers.
Spiritual and Emotional Support: The Bereavement Care Coordinator contacts the family immediately after their loved one has passed away and the family is made aware of the bereavement care services that are available to them. This service can include telephone visits, personal visits, grief counseling, or connecting them to a support group that is available in the area. Cards, letters, and reading material are also provided to give comfort and encouragement along this journey.
Community Involvement: Deaconess Hospice extends their bereavement services to the community as well. The Bereavement Care Coordinator, as well as other team members, are available to teach or speak at workshops, community sponsored events, and to provide counseling and care in the event of a community crisis where grief and loss may be a concern.
Resources: Here are a few resources we recommend to provide understanding and encouragement on your journey.
Internet
www.centerforloss.com The Web site for the services of Dr. Alan Wolfelt and the Center For Loss in Fort Collins, Colorado. On this site, articles on grief can be read, materials can be ordered, and they can be contacted for further assistance.
www.griefshare.org A national grief recovery support group program.
www.caringinfo.org A national initiative to improve care at the end of life.
The Compassionate Friends (www.compassionatefriends.org) This organization has 600 support groups across the United States with themission of helping bereaved families following the death of a child.
Bereaved Parents of theUSA (www.bereavedparentsusa.org)This organization is a self help group for bereaved parents, grandparents, andsiblings who are suffering after the death of a child.
Widowed Persons Services (WPS), American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) (www.aarp.org) offers information andresources on the grief process, coping with grief, and grief supportorganizations to the widowed.
Books
Understanding Your Grief Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D. Companion Press. ISBN 1-879651
Through a Season of Grief Devotions for your journey from mourning to joy by Bill Dunn and Kathy Leonard. Thomas Nelson Pub. ISBN 978-0-7852-6014-1
A Grief Observed C. S. Lewis Harper Collins Publishers ISBN 0-06-065273-X
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