Bereavement Support Hospice

The grief of losing someone we love is often a stressful and confusing process that may last much longer than we expect. Our Bereavement Program offers resources that encourage hope and resiliency through a variety of different services. These services are available to everyone in the communities we serve, whether their loved one was a Hospice patient or not. Programs can be held at locations that are convenient for those attending. Our professionally licensed, certified and experienced bereavement team is available to be a compassionate guide as you adjust to a new way of life and living.

Programs Offered Include:

Individual and family counseling
Social activities
Adult education and support groups
In-school support for children
Youth Bereavement Camps
Help with grief during the holidays
Minister to the terminally ill
Education for students and teachers
Grief in the workplace
Special programs for churches and other organizations

Grief is a normal process of reacting to significant changes in one’s life. Bereavement involves learning how to live with the change caused by the loss of a loved one. Grief is a unique and individual experience and may cause changes to one’s physical, mental, emotional, behavioral and spiritual well-being, all of which are normal reactions to loss. Physical reactions can include sleeping problems, changes in appetite, physical problems, or illness. Mental reactions can include anger, guilt, anxiety, sadness, and despair. Social reactions can include feelings about taking care of others in the family, seeing family or friends, or returning to work. The grief process takes time and support.

Peaceful Hope Hospice and Palliative Care is pleased to offer a variety of support programs designed to promote positive ways of healing. Bereavement support is provided to patients’ families for at least twelve months after the death of a loved one. In addition, many of our programs are offered free of charge to anyone in the community who has suffered the loss of a loved one.

Healing from a loss is not easy. It’s a long, sometimes painful process. Peaceful Hope Hospice and Palliative Care provides a comprehensive bereavement program that allows you to begin the healing process in a setting that is most comfortable to you.

People cope with the loss of a loved one in many ways. There is no right way of coping with death. The way a person grieves depends on the personality of that person and the relationship with the person who has died. How a person copes with grief is affected by their experience with the disease, the way the disease progressed, the person’s cultural and religious background, coping skills, mental history, support systems, and the person’s social and financial status.

Peaceful Hope Hospice and Palliative Care is committed to providing support and education to help you during the period of grief and bereavement. Through monthly group activities, individual meetings, informative newsletters, grief support groups, and yearly memorial services, Peaceful Hope Hospice and Palliative Care understands the importance of remembering our loved ones and learning to cope with their passing. Please contact us for more information about our bereavement and grief programs.