Bereavement Care

Bereavement Care

Dealing with Loss

Some key factors that impact of grief are:
  • The bereaved person’s relationship with the deceased
  • The length of the patient’s illness
  • The ability of the bereaved to participate in the care of the patient
  • The bereaved person’s ability to express emotions and accept support
  • The strength and nature of the family system
  • The bereaved person’s general health and lifestyle
  • The bereaved person’s reaction to previous loss
  • The availability of support systems for the bereaved person
Hospice’s bereavement program incorporates many resources that have proven effective over time,The most fundamental resource being the commitment of people who listen. Hospice offers individual counseling and memorial services at the time of death, follow-up visits, phone contact, group sessions, supportive social events and more, as needed, for up to thirteen months after the patient's death.
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Mourner’s Bill of Rights 

  1. You have the right to experience your own unique grief. 
  2. You have the right to talk about your grief. 
  3. You have the right to feel a multitude of emotions. 
  4. You have the right to be tolerant of your physical and emotional limits 

Stages of Grief: 

  1. Denial - Individuals may refuse to accept the loss or minimize the situation in order to survive emotional pain. 
  2. Anger - Individuals may try to place blame of the loss due to feeling the situation is unfair. 
  3. Bargaining- Individual may make major life changes attempting to gain normalcy. Guilt is often tied into bargaining as individuals utilize “what if” statements. 
  4. Depression - Individual has come to recognize that a loss has occurred or will occur. This may result in withdrawal, isolation or sadness. 
  5. Acceptance - Individual understands the situation and has come to terms emotionally with it. 
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