Life & Death Matters

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

National Grief and Bereavement Day is a time to reflect on the profound impact of loss and the vital role of community support during times of grief. This day prompts us to recognize the universal nature of loss, the individual experience of grief, and the power of collective empathy and care facilitated by communities.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The program, Adventures in Grief, involves a Dungeons and Dragons-style tabletop role playing game module designed to provide therapeutic support to bereaved adolescents and young adults. The program aims to foster emotional healing through creative, low-risk social interactions guided by professional grief counselors.

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Hospice News

JULY 9, 2024

North Carolina-based Hospice of Davidson County (HODC) will soon unveil a summer grief camp for bereaved children and teens. Dubbed Camp Comfort, the new grief program launches this Thursday for children in 1st through 5th grade. It’s a setting with a sole purpose of learning about grief and the support resources available to them.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children Many hospices offer summer grief camps for bereaved children and adolescents, which come with a host of operational and logistical considerations. Hospices have taken varied approaches to shaping their youth grief programs, but common threads exist.

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Life & Death Matters

JUNE 20, 2024

When I was asked to write this blog post, I didn’t know much about the term ‘grief literacy’! Once I did a bunch of reading, I feel I have a much better grasp on the subject. […] The post Grief Literacy – What is it? I was given a few research article, but other than that, I hadn’t really come across it that often.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

California-based Hoffmann Hospice has established a grief camp designed for children and teens who are mourning a first responder. The organization expects 10 to 12 participants in 2024, compared to about 30 for their more general grief programs for children, according to Ryan D’Amato, family support manager for Hoffmann Hospice.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Bereaved families often face tremendous challenges fielding a barrage of tasks following a loved ones’ death, according to Grant Marylander, grief counselor at Trail Winds Hospice, which provides adult and pediatric hospice and palliative care. Hathaway’s challenges inspired the launch of PALS’ after-loss services in 2021.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Through the app, the traumatized or bereaved receive a customized set of resources and services designed to help guide them through healing and grief, according to DayNew. The post DayNew Launches Grief Care Platform appeared first on Hospice News. The app is focused heavily on offering logistical, emotional and social support.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2024

Training staff and volunteers to provide developmentally-appropriate grief support is among the key parts of operating summer camp programs for children and adolescents suffering a recent loss. Majority of the children who attend the grief program have lost a parent or guardian due to a chronic illness, according to Drescher.

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HopeHealth

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With the help of two professional actors, kids and teens at Camp BraveHeart tapped into the power of theater to navigate grief. The post How a theater workshop helps kids and teens navigate grief appeared first on HopeHealth.

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HopeHealth

JULY 26, 2024

We had been married 55 Read More The post “She healed my heart”: In grief support group, a friendship blossoms appeared first on HopeHealth. At age 33, her world felt like it was crumbling beneath her. That same year, Pat, age 79, lost her husband. “We

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Holly Prigerson recalls the moments in which she started investigating prolonged grief disorder. She recalls being “a social scientist [Holly] in room full of psychiatrists,” who recognized a diagnostic gap in people experiencing profound and potentially harmful grief far after the death of a loved one. Summary Transcript Summary.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In addition to the CAPABLE program, Hospice Savannah operates a hospice inpatient unit, as well as a Center for Education & Grief Support, The Steward Center for Palliative Care and The Edel Caregiver Institute. The nonprofit hospice also offers palliative care and grief support, including an annual childrens grief program, Camp Aloha.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. Establishing a National Grief Strategy will help people move forward with the help of skilled professionals creating a culture of awareness and support. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Illinois-based Great Lakes Health Partners, an Interim Healthcare franchise, is launching a grief support group for employees aimed at helping hospice workers deal with the stress of providing bedside end-of-life care. Can you tell me more about the types of grief support a program such as this offers hospice workers?

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HopeHealth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A Brown University medical student is working with HopeHealth to research how music can help us cope with grief. The post Can music help you cope with grief? The response has been powerful. This researcher aims to find out appeared first on HopeHealth.

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HopeHealth

JULY 29, 2022

In the wake of that loss, she found her calling as a grief counselor. The post South County spotlight: After personal loss, a grief counselor finds her calling appeared first on HopeHealth. When Marsha Ireland was 36, she lost her husband and the father of her young children.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 9, 2023

The bereavement care tech platform Grief Coach has rebranded as Help Texts and is expanding its services to include support for health care workers who are contending with stress or burnout. The company convened a group of professionals with experience in grief care to develop the content, from a variety of disciplines.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2025

The organization currently provides home health care, palliative care, grief services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), adult day services, primary care services and more. It also operates 17 affiliates and two philanthropic foundations.

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HopeHealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

If you’ve lost a loved one, your grief may feel particularly intense around the holidays. The post Grief & the holidays: Practical advice when you have experienced the loss of a loved one appeared first on HopeHealth. Here are tips to get through the season.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The hospice provider also offers educational resources through YoloCares University and operates grief and caregiver support centers. YoloCares provides hospice, palliative and supportive care, adult day and advance care planning services in five California counties. Theoretically, any hospice provider could refer a patient there.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

More hospices reached out virtually to connect with patients and their families, including through expanded online grief programs. Featured topics have included practical resources, grief counseling, caregiver support and education, among others. Service diversification can also be a key to feature in public outreach.

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Hospice News

JULY 24, 2024

The grief care startup Betterleave has established partnerships with two Texas Hospices, Sonder Hospice in Austin and LoveWell Hospice in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. It also connects families with support groups and workshops; materials such as articles, videos and journals and a network of grief experts.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Established nearly 50 years ago, Rhode Island-based HopeHealth provides hospice, palliative care, and dementia and grief support services in Massachusetts and in its home state. The nonprofit has narrowed the focus of its retention initiatives toward reducing staff turnover.

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Grief Healing Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

I'm writing to thank you for sharing with me a copy of your book, Finding Your Way Through Grief: A Guide for the First Year. . ~ Charles Duhigg An insurance representative writes: So nice having dinner with you the other night. You may not believe this, but I read the entire book on the plane coming home Sunday.

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HopeHealth

JUNE 7, 2023

HopeHealth’s virtual LGBTQ+ Grief Support Group offers an inclusive, compassionate community for people who identify as LGBTQ+ and are coping with a loss. Co-facilitators Alex Zima and Bob Iovino-Zuniga share what Read More The post Belong, understand, heal: Join our LGBTQ+ Grief Support Group appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 9, 2025

In addition, the organization currently provides home health care, palliative care, grief services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), adult day services, primary care services and more. Im not sure that I would favor one over the other. Empath Health has grown into one of the largest hospice providers in the nation.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Grief education is an additional huge part of the hospice program, she said. This allows students to directly engage with various professionals in these fields such as funeral home directors and administrators in a learning environment versus during a time of loss or crisis, Prince said.

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Grief Healing Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. ~ Leo Tolstoy For those who endure chronic pain, terminal illness, or the slow decay of degenerative conditions, death can arrive not as a feared end but as a quiet release.

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HopeHealth

MAY 16, 2024

Discover top books and online resources for navigating grief. The post Finding Solace: Top Books and Online Resources for Navigating Grief appeared first on HopeHealth. Find comfort, understanding, and hope through our curated recommendations. Explore now to support your healing journey.

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HopeHealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Grief can be isolating at any age — and that certainly includes young adulthood. If a young person is grieving, where can they find a Read More The post 5 signs our Young Adult Grief Support Group may be right for you appeared first on HopeHealth. Through our 20s and even 30s, friends tend to play a leading role in our lives.

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HopeHealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The post Tips for coping with grief on Valentine’s Day appeared first on HopeHealth. Valentine’s Day is often full of memories, which can bring on intense feelings of loss. If you’re grieving, here are tips to get through the day.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Research has shown that these substances can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief and other medical conditions and existential crises.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit offers hospice, home health, grief support and childrens services. The hospice offers a six-week grief and loss support program to community members. I have complete confidence in her ability to continue our legacy of excellence and positively impact the communities we serve.”

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Life & Death Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

I love to think of grief as a normal, healthy, whole person response by which we adapt to life without the person/loved one, physically present. Years ago, Freud taught that grief should have an end, and that end included, a severed connection with the deceased. I’m grateful we have moved from this perspective!

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Life & Death Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

CPCNA wrote a position statement on Grief and Grief Literacy to help strengthen the competence and confidence of all nurses to provide the best care possible for patients, families and communities facing life-limiting situations.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Some hospices have increasingly recognized the value of collaborating with local educators when it comes to improving community grief support for bereaved children and their families. This involves having educators weigh in the common challenges that kids experience along their grief journeys. “We The groups were a huge hit.

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