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Hospice of the Western Reserve has been providing care to
Greater Cleveland since 1978. As a community-based, nonprofit
hospice, we’re proud to be able to care for those with any lifelimiting
disease, regardless of age, or ability to pay. Care is
provided wherever the patient lives - in their home, in a hospital,
assisted living/long-term care facility, or at Hospice House, our
42-bed residential facility overlooking Lake Erie. Our services
include: pain and symptom management, personal care, education
for patient and caregiver, art and music therapies, professional
counseling and social work services, spiritual support, bereavement
services and respite care for the caregiver. For more information,
call (800) 707-8922.
The Hospice Institute, established in 1997, provides education
about hospice and palliative care to healthcare professionals and
students. The Institute collaborates with universities to incorporate
research and end-of-life topics into curricula. Workshops and
conferences cover topics on end-of-life care, such as pain and
symptom control, the grieving process, ethical/legal matters and
more.
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The Institute provides CEUs for nurses, social workers,
counselors, and CMEs for physicians. For more information, call
(216) 383-3751.
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center is a
community-based grief support program that provides services to
anyone who has experienced a loss due to death. Services include
counseling for children, adolescents and adults, education and
support groups, crisis response, and wellness programs, as well
as children’s camps, adult retreats, family nights and holiday
programs. The bereavement center also offers community
education, responds when there has been a death that impacts a
community, and assists those who provide support to the bereaved
(health care professionals, employers, school personnel, funeral
home staff and emergency/safety forces) through education,
training, consultation, and resources. Special initiatives address
grief in the workplace and school interventions. For more
information, call (216) 486-6838.
| Annual Report 2005