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Our Team Experts
- Medical Director - Works with the team to oversee the entire patient care process.
- Nurses - Work closely with the patient's doctor, focusing on comfort and safety.
- Medical Social Workers - Help coordinate care giving & planning, and provide anticipatory grief support to the family.
- Certified Nurse Assistants - Assist in patient's personal care.
- Chaplains - Offer spiritual support to patients and families.
- Grief Support Staff - Facilitate a variety of bereavement services including Individual Counseling, Grief Support Groups, and Education.
- Therapists – Physical, Occupational and Speech programs available to coordinate treatments with your nurse and Doctor
We have the following Support Groups
- Grief/Bereavement
- Caregivers Support Group
- Survivors of Suicide
Developing an awareness of the issues involved in living the last months of life, coping with a life long illness or just trying to life live to the fullest, we view community education as an important part of our mission. We are eager to raise the awareness of everyone in the community regarding home health or hospice care. Here you will find a quick list of upcoming events (click below to see a full calendar of scheduled events):
Bereavement Counselor Presentations
Grief 101 - Definitions of common experiences of grief. Factors that influence grief, tasks of grief and myths of grief.
Walking with Others Thru Grief – General helping strategies for walking with others through the grieving process, as well as Do’s and Don’ts.
Good Grief: Embracing the Journey - Common experiences, tasks and factors that influence grief.
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Children & Teenage Grief - Age related needs and responses regarding children’s grief and loss. Symptoms of complicated grief in children.
When Parents Die: Responding to parental or secondary losses, reflections/journaling, and building a framework for healthy response.
Grief in the Workplace - Supporting co-workers and the effects of serious illness, loss, and grief in the workplace.
Holiday Grief - Gives helpful hints on how to manage dealing with the loss of a loved one or friend during the holidays and special days like anniversaries and birthdays.
Complicated Grief - Differences between trauma and grief, Signs of trauma in adults and children, caregivers reaction to trauma, and healing from trauma.
To Schedule a Bereavement Presentation please call a Bereavement Counselor: Sandy teVelde, LMSW or Majel Martin Psy.D @ 970-346-9700, Ext. 133
Medical Social Worker Presentations
Walking with others through Terminal Illness - Phases of adaptation to diagnosis, "Anticipatory Grief", and supporting the terminally ill.
End of Life Decision Making - Decisions at the end of life (legal, medical, funeral, “The 5 Wishes”, etc.).
Nearing Death Awareness - Prepare for final days of patient's life, education regarding end of life physical, social and emotional changes, and measures to cope.
Family Caregivers - Types of caregivers, caregiver stress, maintaining a balance, and developing coping strategies.
Understanding Terminal Illness: Patient and Family Reality - Emotions following diagnosis for patient and family. Practical suggestions for walking with others.
Personal Death Awareness - Personal death awareness, cumulative loss, society’s approach, our own mortality and maintaining balance.
To Schedule a Medical Social Worker Presentation please call: Jen Stephens, LMSW @ 970-346-9700 Ext. 135
Bereavement /Medical Social Worker Presentations for Workplace Settings
Professional Boundaries - Importance of personal and interdisciplinary boundaries, team work within the facility.
Professional Self Care - Self care, healthy boundaries, signs of stress, and understanding “Compassion Fatigue”.
To Schedule a Professional Boundaries or Professional Self Care Presentation please call 970-346-9700 -- Jen Stephens, LMSW, Ext. 135; Sandy teVelde, LMSW, Ext. 133, or Majel Martin, Psy.D, Ext. 133
Spiritual Care Staff Presentations
My Bucket List - Your opportunity to seize the moment. Think about and write your list of goals and plans so that you can accomplish your dreams and aspirations.
Documenting Your Journey - Timely suggestions as to how one can tell “their story” to the next generation and help preserve their heritage.
Spiritual Issues for Caregivers - Key elements include preparation for care giving, gaining perspective and self-care.
Assessing Spiritual Needs - Overview of assessment tools, typical spiritual needs, signs of spiritual distress, and possible interventions.
Cultural Traditions at Death - Review spiritual views of the after-life, finding peace, and various rituals to be aware of when caring for the dying.
Family Dynamics in Spiritual Care - Key elements include forgiveness, traditions, beliefs systems, communication patterns, and family practices.
Children and Death - Understanding the child’s world and helping them grasp spiritual meaning following a loss.
Accompanying the Patient on Their Journey - Key elements include forgiveness, finding meaning, “letting go”, and making the “genuine connection”.
To Schedule a Spiritual Care Presentation please call: Larry Kilpatrick or Cynthia Veldhuizen at 970-346-9700, Ext. 132.
