Spiritual and emotional support for both the patient and the family. Help with practical matters associated with terminal illness. Coordination of services and care with the patient's family doctor. Expert management of physical symptoms. Bereavement and support groups for families.
Bereavement support is help in coping with the loss of a loved one.
Grieving is a psychological process that nursing home staff members, family members and friends must go through when a person they love or take care of dies. It's necessary to feel the pain of grief in order to become whole again. Normal grief has no timetable or calendar, and people experience grief in many different ways. Many people feel anger, loneliness, guilt, confusion and fear after a loved one dies. It helps to be able to talk about the person who has died.