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"Be near me
When my light is low…"
- Lord Alfred Tennyson
The loss of a loved one presents us with one of the most profound challenges we face over the course of a lifetime. Grief is a necessary healing passage, an emotional and physical transition for which we can never truly prepare. Grief is not an event. It is not an illness. It is private and personal and complex. For all of the uncertainty, one thing holds true: people must process their pain in their own way, in their own time.
TrinityCare Hospice plays a special role in helping people cope with profoundly difficult processes - a life-threatening illness, the expected death, and surviving the loss of a loved one. With information, education and consistent support, participants of the Bereavement Program are able to work through their grief and make healthy adjustments to the changes in their lives.
TrinityCare Hospice staff and volunteers stay involved with our hospice families for 13 months after the patient's death to promote recovery and healing. During this period, we provide grieving family members with care, support and a safe place in which to express their sense of loss.
The Bereavement Services Director, counselors, volunteers and TrinityCare Hospice team members offer the following services for one year following the death.
 Educational and support materials provided at regular intervals
Telephone support by a trained bereavement support volunteer at regular intervals
Visits by a TrinityCare Hospice clinical social worker, or referral to appropriate community resources
One-on-One support with needs assessment and referrals.
Memorial services
Bereavement support groups for women, men, adult children, teens, parents and children:
The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place, www.griefcenter.info, a center for loss and life transition, provides the following services:
Support Groups
- Loss of Spouse – A support group
for those who have experienced the death of a spouse or
partner.
- Moving Forward At The Gathering Place (Loss of Spouse,
Part II)– A support group for those
who have completed the Loss of Spouse group and want to
discover who they are now and what they want in the next
phase of their lives.
- Adult Loss of Parent– A support
group for those who have experienced the death of a parent.
- General Bereavement – An
open drop-in support group for adults who have experienced
the death of a loved one.
- Loss of a Child – A support
group for parents and guardians who have experienced the
death of a child.
- Healing Hearts – Support groups
for parents who have experienced miscarriage, still birth,
or early infant loss.
- Kids CAN –Support groups for
children ages 5 to 8 and ages 9 to 12 who have experienced
the death of a loved one.
- TAG – A support group for
teenagers who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Information, Referrals and Resources
- Information on
bereavement and loss as well as referrals
- Resource center with
books, brochures, handouts, and videos
Brief Bereavement Crisis Intervention/Counseling
- Crisis stabilization and short-term counseling
- Crisis support to schools and organizations in the community
Outreach/Education/Training/Seminars
- Community education
- Professional education
The Gathering Place is located at:
514 N. Prospect Ave., #115
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
www.griefcenter.info
For more information about The Gathering Place and the services available, please contact:
Claire Towle, Director, or Kate Walsh, Bereavement Assistant, at (310) 374-6323 or by email at Gathering.Place@providence.org.
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