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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 Queensbury from 5:00 to 6:30pm.
The group is open to anyone. First time attendees must pre-registration.
Please contact us 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.
TRI-LAKES OFFICE:
Bereavement Care Volunteer Team meets periodically every Month 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.
We
have recently welcomed Joan Hutson, Patti Reynolds, and Alice Morgan to the
team. We continue to sustain ourselves with the efforts of Anita Moore and
Nancy Murphy. Next Bereavement Volunteer Meeting is December 1, 2011 4:00
PM
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT
This group is for those who care
for a loved one with a long term illness or disability. The
bereavement workshop is meeting 3:00-4:30pm at
the Presbyterian Church in Saranac
Lake
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:
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.
For more information about our
bereavement services, contact Cam Brown, Bereavement Coordinator, Essex County
Office at 518-546-9850 or email
cbrown@hphpc.org
Bereavement Mailings
What is Grief
Feelings
and Coping with Grief
Different
Bonds, Different Grief
After the
First Year
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