This customizable document, Bereavement Phase of Hospice Care, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Hospice Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Bereavement Phase of Hospice Care:

	BEREAVEMENT PHASE OF HOSPICE CARE Hospice staff provide bereavement services that include: Bereavement assessments and writing a bereavement plan of care Establishing a bereavement file Assigning bereavement counseling to Hospice staff, volunteers and other bereavement contacts at the designated intervals Sending a sympathy card within two 2 weeks of the death and sending a letter explaining the bereavement services Setting appointments and conducting counseling sessions for bereaved as needed Planning and facilitating bereavement support groups Making referrals to other community...
Second excerpt:
	...services The patient's medical record includes documentation of the refusal Red flags in bereavement: Any history of mental illness especially depression Previous unresolved or compound losses Heavy drinking or use of drugs Marriages with excessive ambivalence or dependence Those with little social support Inability to grieve or delayed grieving Somatic physical complaints Depressive symptoms that do not lessen or suicidal thoughts Repeated hostile and aggressive...