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  • 1.  Bereavement Follow Up

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    Posted 02-26-2026 11:20 AM
    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous

    We are seeking to understand ways programs are following up with surviing family members or survivors after the loss of a loved one.  Are you sending a memorial gift / acknowledgement, a meal, or only following up through a bereavement counselor and resources. We would appreciate any thoughts.  



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  • 2.  RE: Bereavement Follow Up

    Posted 02-27-2026 09:42 AM

    After the death of a loved one, we send the assigned bereaved family member a sympathy card signed by the hospice staff and an ornament with their name added to it. At the year anniversary, we send a memorial mailing. This is all on top of our bereavement phone calls we do every few months if needed. 



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    Lisa McDermott
    Avera@Home
    Pipestone Home Health and Hospice
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  • 3.  RE: Bereavement Follow Up

    Posted 03-02-2026 01:20 PM

    We send a single rose to the person listed as primary bereaved, along with a sympathy card, and have received comments from families that this was meaningful to them.



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    Ellen Deeds
    Aultman Hospice
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  • 4.  RE: Bereavement Follow Up

    Posted 03-02-2026 02:31 PM

    We are a small, not for profit hospice and do all our follow up via our bereavement program schedule.  We also send a white rose to the visitation / funeral if we have the information on the services to do that. 



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    Joyce Iverson
    Hospice of Douglas County – Horizon Public Health
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