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HOSPICE SERVICES
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 continues
after death.
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 after death. It is entirely focused on helping those left behind heal, cope, and find their way forward.
It is often deeply important to the 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.
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 whenever you need it.
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 there 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.
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.
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.
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 some of 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
This is the grief that begins before a loved one's death while they are still living but declining. This "silent grief" is real and often goes unacknowledged. We help families name and process it.
01
Acute Grief
The shock, numbness, waves of emotion, physical exhaustion following a loss. Our team is present in these early days to provide steady, compassionate support.
02
Complicated Grief
Complicated grief can last for a very long time, with little to no improvement. We understand how hard a loved one's death can be, so we have professionals that can offer help in such times.
03
Caregiver Grief
Family caregivers often grieve differently, whether carrying guilt, exhaustion or both. We recognize the unique emotional weight that caregivers carry, and we honor it.
04
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 hard.
Day 1
Immediate support & presence
Month 2
First check-in & resource mailing
Month 6
Mid-year follow-up & counseling
Month 13
Final milestone & ongoing referrals
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