

| Hospice bereavement services, provided by qualified staff and volunteers, begin with the initial assessment and will continue through 13 months of the bereavement period. The goal is to help the patient/family cope with death related to grief and loss issues. Following the death of the patient, families will be offered support which follows an individualized bereavement care plan. Bereavement services address such issues as: |



| With locations in Rockford, Pecatonica, and Freeport, Illinois |


| Helpful links for those dealing with grief: http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/coping-with-loss-english.pdf http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/Griefafteraloss_CC.pdf |
| Please call toll free at 1-888-206-9972 for dates and times of bereavement support group meetings |
