HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM | HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
172 East King Road, Ithaca City, NY 14850
Eligibility
Hours
Voice - Main | Cortland office
Voice - Main | Ithaca office
Languages
English
Application process
Call for details
Fees
Free, donations accepted
Service area
Cortland County, New York
Description
Counseling services, educational programs and support groups for all community members who have lost loved ones up to 13 months bereavement support after the patient's death to family members of hospice patients open to all community members, even if their loved ones did not use Hospicare services. No one s turned away because of inability to payFacilitated by a licensed therapist, regular grief support groups at Cortland and Ithaca offices enable members to join others who are grieving.** 2022** Grief support groups held via Zoom
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211 Tompkins Cortland
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Providing organization
HOSPICARE & PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
Hospicare & Palliative Care Services serves residents of Tompkins and Cortland counties.Palliative care program provides specialized medical care that focuses on relieving symptoms and stress at any stage of a serious illness. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses, and other specialists who work together with a patient's other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. makes people comfortable in the last six months of their lives services are provided in homes, in acute and chronic care facilities, and at agency six-bed residence. Following a patient's death, supporting the family with 13 months of bereavement services. bereavement support services to anyone in our service area who is grieving the death of a loved one, whether or not they died on hospice.