- Providing the opportunity to talk openly and honestly about the dying process.
- Alleviating the anxiety, guilt and shame often associated with death and dying.
- Developing a plan for how the person’s environment looks, feels, sounds and smells.
- Coordinating with family and friends to evaluate visitation.
- Providing education and guidance related to other medical services like do-not-resuscitate and healthcare power of attorneys.
- Creating guided meditations and rituals specific to a person’s religious faith or spirituality.
- Sitting vigil with a person as they near their final moments.
- Assisting with obituaries and planning celebration of life and/or funeral services.
- Providing supplemental grief counseling and companionship after someone has died.
- Finding creative ways to honor the person after they’ve died, which can include the person who’s dying as a part of that process and exploring that person’s life and legacy.
We want families to have a chance to enjoy their loved one's final days and we want to ensure that people who are dying are feeling seen, understood, and cared for.