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“Blessed
are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.”
Bereavement & Spiritual
Care
A
candle is lit in memory of a loved one served by High Peaks Hospice, at a recent
Memorial Service.
Spiritual
Care
“Spiritual” is defined as
that which gives meaning to life. Spiritual support is available when desired by
hospice patients and their families from the Spiritual Care (Bereavement)
Coordinators, bereavement volunteer clergy and community clergy. Hospice
spiritual care seeks to enable patients and families to attain the spiritual
preparation for death that they desire.
Bereavement Care
Bereavement Care is offered to
grieving family members by hospice before, during and for 13 months following
the death of the patient. The goal of hospice bereavement care is to
enable family members to receive support throughout the grieving process.
Bereavement services are also offered to members of the community at large.
What Services Are Offered?
Home Visits
In some cases visits from our Bereavement Staff
(Coordinator) are offered to those who accept them.
Telephone Contact
Telephone contact is offered as needed or as
requested. Contact the Bereavement Coordinator in your area for more
information.
Informational Mailings
The “Grief Information
Series” will be sent periodically over the next thirteen months to help the
family understand the grief journey. Families receive mailings that
include: What is Grief, Feelings of Grief, Coping with Grief, Coping with the
Holidays, After the First Year and more.
Bereavement Volunteers
Trained Bereavement
volunteers are available to offer support to family members in a variety of
ways.
Bereavement & Grief Support Groups
A consistent finding is
that the best way that people relieve loneliness and develop systems of support
is by joining a support group. You can come and listen and only share what you
are comfortable sharing. Remember that confidentiality and anonymity are
important so what is said at these groups stays in the groups.
The first step – going to your
first meeting – is the hardest so please do not hesitate to contact the High
Peaks Hospice Social Worker or Bereavement Coordinator in your area for help.
WARREN COUNTY OFFICE:
A
Grief Support Group is offered throughout the year on the 3rd
Wednesday of every month at the High
Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care Office in Queenbury from 5:00 to 6:30pm.
The group is open to anyone. First time attendees must pre-registration.
Please contact Erika Walker at 518-743-1672 if you have any questions.
Navigating through the days, weeks, months and years following the death
of a loved one is physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually challenging.
Hospice staff, together with fellow travelers, offers insight and suggestions
for moving through the grieving process associated with the loss of someone
you love.
High Peaks Hospice and
Palliative Care's program for bereaved persons is open to anyone who has
experienced the death of a spouse, parent, significant person, child, friend, or
relative. No previous affiliation with hospice is required. Groups will have a
topic to help guide the group process.
Handicapped
Accessible. No advance registration. No fee.
HOSPICE.....There's so much we can do.
Any
questions, please contact Erika Walker, Bereavement Coordinator at
High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc, 667 Bay Rd., Suite 1, Queensbury,
NY 12804
518-743-1672
TRI-LAKES OFFICE:
2010 GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: UNDERSTANDING YOUR GRIEF:
Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart
May 6 Touchstone 1: Open To The Presence Of Your Loss
May 18 Touchstone 2: Dispel The Misconceptions About Grief
June 1 Touchstone 3: Embrace the Uniqueness of Your Grief
June 15 Touchstone 4: Explore Your Feelings of Loss
June 29 Touchstone 5: Recognize You Are Not Crazy
July 6 NO MEETING
July 20 Touchstone 6: Understand the Six Needs Of Mourning
Aug 03 Touchstone 7: Nurture Yourself
Aug 17 Touchstone 8: Reach Out For Help
Aug 31 Touchstone 9: Seek Reconciliation, Not Resolution
Sept 7 Touchstone 10: Appreciate Your Transformation
Books will be available from Hospice to use; or you may purchase your
own for $11.00 Please reserve a space with Ryan Melon or Barbara Hofrichter
at 891-0606 For further information about the following groups, please
contact Bereavement Coordinator, Barbara Hofrichter 891-0606 or
barbhofrichter@highpeakshospice.com
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT
This group is for those who care
for a loved one with a long term illness or disability.
The group meets 1:00 -2:30 PM on the Second Wednesday of the month at the High Peaks Hospice Office in Saranac Lake (309
County Route 47 Suite 3). New Members are welcome.
BEREAVEMENT VOLUNTEERS
Bereavement Care Volunteer Team meets the third Tuesday of every Month from
4:30- 6:00 at the High Peaks Hospice Tri Lakes Office in Saranac Lake.
There they receive additional training and gain support for the contacts and
care they have given over the month.
The following persons
have been trained recently as Bereavement care volunteers: Beatrice Beguin,
Lois Donnelly (& Colton, Therapy dog), Idomina Falorca, Anita Moore, Nancy
Murphy, Fred Oberst, Clifford Wagner, Sarah Wardner.
ESSEX COUNTY OFFICE:
Bereavement Support
Group meets the 2nd
Thursday of each month at the Hand House in Elizabethtown.
The groups are from 2:30-4:00 pm and are facilitated by
High Peaks Hospice Social Worker, Joan Lilly. If you have any questions
please contact Joan at 518-546-9850 or email joanlilly@highpeakshospice.com
A “Grief
Relief” 5
part discussion series will be held Thursday afternoons in April from 4:00 to
5:00 pm in the conference room of Moses Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga and
facilitated by High Peaks Hospice Bereavement Coordinator, Steve Smith. If you have any questions please contact Steve at 518-546-9850
or email
stevesmith@highpeakshospice.com.
For complete session
details click
here
Memorial Services
Memorial Services are
usually held once or twice a year in each office for the families and friends of
patients who were in Hospice care. The staff participates in readings, songs,
and remembrances. After the service there is social time for conversation
and refreshments.
Grief Education
Presentations about grief
and loss are offered to High Peaks Hospice Families and the community
periodically throughout the year.
Community Referrals
Hospice can link family
members with other community agencies when needed.
Grief Reference Materials
A lending Library of
Reference materials on grief and loss can be found in each office as well as
lists of suggested reading materials.
Bereavement Mailings
What is Grief
Feelings of Grief
Coping with
Grief
Different
Bonds, Different Grief
After the
First Year
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