What is the Center for Care?

Briefly put, the new hospice building will be segmented into two parts: the hospice inpatient unit and the Center for Care. Within the Center, the agency plans to consolidate existing programs and expand to offer new services and therapies. Current services include:

• palliative care clinic
• grief education and support  
• integrative therapies (art, music, massage, Reiki), all of which will be available to the members of the community, and
• educational training and support on end-of-life issues.

Palliative care clinic provides help with symptom management and relief of pain. Palliative care can be delivered along with curative treatments and is appropriate for people of any age.

Grief support services are provided free of charge to families of patients who have died in hospice. These services include grief education and support by phone, mail and Internet communication.

Open grief groups, community-based memorial services, and comprehensive grief assessments by licensed counselors also are available without fee. Individual grief counseling services and loss-specific groups are offered on a sliding-scale basis although services will continue to be provided without fee in cases of financial need.

Over the past 10 years, more than 55,000 people have received support from the bereavement program.

Children who have experienced the death of a family member also can receive support services, without charge, through the Center. "Remember U" is a professionally led monthly support group for children, teens and adults who meet for peer support and grief education throughout the school year. "Camp Courage," a four-day summer camp, is held each summer to provide more intensive grief support and education to children ages 6 – 13 in a safe, caring and fun-filled environment.

Integrative therapies offer massage, Reiki, art and music therapies to relax the body and soothe the mind. Currently available to hospice patients and their families, these services will soon be available to members of the community as well. 

Services Provided
Services provided by the Center for Care's professional staff:

• Palliative Care consults
• Grief support and education
• Individual and group grief counseling
• Memorial services
• Massage, Reiki, music, and art therapies

Community Support
The Center for Care also offers palliative care, holistic therapies and bereavement support services to the community. Individuals who are not members of a hospice family may access these services on a fee basis. In addition, community outreach and support by licensed counselors, chaplains, and social workers are available in response to community need and traumatic or tragic loss.

Coming soon . . . New Services.
To better serve our patients, their families and the community, the Center for Care will be expanding services to include additional therapies such as Aromatherapy, Energy (body) work, Acupuncture and more. Watch our website for announcements regarding these new services and to book your appointment.

For information, contact the Center for Care at 847-381-5599.