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HomeCaregiver Support/Hospice/Grief

CAREGIVER SUPPORT/HOSPICE/GRIEF SUPPORT

 

Holy Cross Resource Center
For information on free grief support groups and drop-in counseling offered by Holy Cross Home Care and Hospice, visit  
http://www.holycrosshealth.org/bereavement-support, call their Bereavement Center at 301-754-7742 or email bereavementcenter@holycrosshealth.org.  Support group meetings are held at the Holy Cross Resource Center, located one block from Holy Cross Hospital at 9805 Dameron Drive, Silver Spring.

For their family and caregiver resources, see: holycrosshealth.org/find-a-service-or-specialty/senior-services/family-and-caregiver-resources.


Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) https://www.jssa.org/get-help/seniors/ offers grieving support groups, hospice care, and a host of counseling and support services.

Transitions, a free program offered by JSSA, provides caregiver support to persons who are in that “in-between” stage, before they might qualify medically for hospice. You can read more about Transitions here:  https://www.jssa.org/services/hospice/caregiver-support/

 

Caregiver Support
For links to more resources for caregivers, see https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/senior/caregiver.html

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 
Members of the JSSA Bereavement team shared the following articles and videos with participants in a June 2022 presentation to the Village of TP on grieving:

Susan Silk’s model of providing support:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/laugh-cry-live/201809/how-respond-people-in-crisis-comfort-in-dump-out


Brene’ Brown’s video on empathy: https://youtu.be/1Evwgu369Jw


Megan Devine’s video on grieving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2zLCCRT-nE  and her website: https://refugeingrief.com/

What’s Your Grief? https://whatsyourgrief.com/  is a website that seeks to help people explore ideas, experiences, and concepts related to grief, coping, and life after loss.