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CARE THAT DOESN'T END AT GOODBYE 

Bereavement
Support.

Losing someone you love doesn't end the moment they pass. Grief is a long, winding journey — and you should never have to walk it alone.
WHAT IS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT?

Our care extends
beyond the passing.

Most people think hospice care ends when a patient passes away. In reality, hospice care continues for the family long after — through a dedicated program called bereavement support. This is one of the things that makes hospice truly unique among all healthcare services.
 

Bereavement support is emotional, psychological, and spiritual care provided to the family members, caregivers, and loved ones of a hospice patient — both in the final weeks of life and for up to 13 months following the death. It is entirely focused on helping those left behind heal, cope, and find their way forward.

"It is often deeply important to patients themselves to know that their family will be cared for after they are gone. Bereavement support honors that wish."

WHEN SUPPORT BEGINS

Upon Hospice Admission

A bereavement coordinator is assigned to your family the moment hospice care begins. They get to know you, your loved one, and what you may need when the time comes.

Before the Passing

A bereavement coordinator is assigned to your family the moment hospice care begins. They get to know you, your loved one, and what you may need when the time comes.

At the Time of Passing

Our team is present and available. We help families through the immediate hours and days after death — with emotional support, funeral planning guidance, and a steady, caring presence.

For 13 Months After

Grief doesn't follow a calendar. We continue reaching out, offering counseling, support groups, memorial services, and resources at the moments when grief tends to resurface most.

WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT GRIEF

"There is no right way to grieve, and no timetable for how long it should take. You are allowed to take as long as you need — and we will be here at every step."

Grief can be felt emotionally, physically, cognitively, and spiritually. It can look like sadness, anger, exhaustion, numbness, guilt, or relief — sometimes all at once. Our bereavement team is trained to meet you exactly where you are, without judgment, without a script.
OUR BEREAVEMENT SERVICES

How we walk
alongside you.

Personal Check-In Calls

Your bereavement coordinator reaches out personally at key milestones — shortly after the death, and at 2, 6, 9, and 12 months — because grief resurfaces at different moments for different people.
Grief Support Groups

Facilitated by trained counselors, our grief groups offer a safe, compassionate space to share your experience with others who truly understand. Available in-person and virtually.
Individual Counseling

One-on-one sessions with a licensed bereavement counselor for those who need deeper, more personalized support. Available for family members of all ages, including children.
Grief Education & Resources

We provide thoughtful written materials about the grief process, coping strategies, and how to support others who are grieving — mailed to your home throughout the year.
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Annual Memorial Service

Each year, we hold a memorial gathering to honor and remember all patients who passed in our care. Families are invited to come together, share stories, and remember their loved ones.
Community Referrals

When additional or specialized support is needed — therapists, psychiatrists, spiritual directors, disease-specific grief groups — we connect families to the right resources in the community.

Understanding the different faces of grief.

Not all grief looks the same. Our bereavement team is trained to recognize and support families through many forms of loss and mourning.

Anticipatory Grief

The grief that begins before a loved one's death — while they are still living but declining. This "silent grief" is deeply real and often goes unacknowledged. We help families name and process it.

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Acute Grief

The intense, immediate grief following a loss. Shock, numbness, waves of emotion, physical exhaustion — our team is present in these early, raw days to provide steady, compassionate support.

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Complicated Grief

The grief that begins before a loved one's death — while they are still living but declining. This "silent grief" is deeply real and often goes unacknowledged. We help families name and process it.

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Caregiver Grief

Family caregivers often grieve differently — carrying guilt, relief, and exhaustion all at once. We recognize the unique emotional weight that caregivers carry, and we honor it without judgment.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Support that stays 

for 13 months.

Under the Medicare Hospice Benefit, families are entitled to at least 13 months of bereavement support after a loved one's passing — at no additional cost. We honor this commitment fully, reaching out at the moments when grief tends to hit hardest: the first holidays, the first birthday without them, the anniversary of their passing.

Day 1

Month 2

Month 6

Month 13

Immediate support & presence
First check-in & resource mailing
Mid-year follow-up & counseling
Final milestone & ongoing referrals

Grief is not a problem
to be solved. It is a love
with nowhere left to go.

Our bereavement team is here to help that love find its way — into healing, into memory, into a life that continues to hold the person you have lost. Whenever you are ready, we are here.
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