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. Hospice is committed to helping people who are grieving. Hospice staff members and volunteers offer warm professional support to help family members with emotional healing and readjustment. Hospice respects the natural dying process and provides patients and family members with an opportunity for spiritual growth during this final phase of life. This handout provides a general overview on this topic and may not apply to everyone.