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Our
Spiritual & Bereavement Care Center is a key resource providing support
programs, including spiritual support and grief counseling,
to meet the individual needs of patients, caregivers, family members
and friends in our community. In addition, the Center provides
bereavement follow-up for hospice families after a death, for up
to one year. These services are provided by a team of professional
counselors, clergy and trained volunteers. We provide:
 Spiritual
care for patients on their
final journey as well as spiritual support to caregivers;
Bereavement
care for anyone in the community
who has experienced loss;
Individual
counseling and group
support, including death-related trauma
and crisis counseling;
Memorial
programs such as annual
services, Tree of Lights, and special services for staff and families
from long-term care facilities;
Grief
education
on death and dying, and related loss issues such as anticipatory loss and disenfranchised grief;
Special
counseling and support for children and teens through Stepping Stones,
Camp Nabi and Phoenix
Rising;
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Suicide
Survivors Group
support for family and friends grieving the death of a loved one
due to suicide;
Parent
Loss group support for
individuals who are grieving the death of a parent; and
Supportive
Services for Survivors, providing
spiritual support and bereavement counseling to the survivors of
trauma and violent death.
 Additional Programs
Faith In Hand
Wabanaki
Retreat
Holiday
Support Groups
Pet Loss
Workshops
Healing
Rituals
Hospice
Auxiliary's "Tree of Lights"
Spiritual & Bereavement
Volunteer Training
Annual Remembrance
Ceremony
Jewelry Inspired by Hope
Special silver jewelry handmade by artist Deborah Bluestein use
designs inspired by African andinkra symbols. These symbols have
multi-layered meanings and interpretations. The transliteration of
the word andinkra means, 'a message one gives another when
departing.' The symbols predominately represented in Bluestein's
jewelry refer to hope, trust, and inspiration in something greater
than ourselves. This jewelry is an outward symbol and talisman
that represents hope for peace and in each individual. A portion
of the proceeds from the sale of each piece is donated to Hospice
of the Chesapeake's Spiritual Bereavement & Care Center to support unreimbursed expenses. To contact
Deborah Bluestein, learn more about 'Jewelry Inspired by Hope' at www.deborahbluestein.com. Pieces
are available for purchase at Hospice of the Chesapeake and Ridgely Retreat, both located in Annapolis,
Maryland.
Hospice of the Chesapeake's mission is to improve the quality
of life for those in our communities experiencing advanced
illness or bereavement through hospice and other palliative
care, compassionate support and education. For more information,
call the Spiritual & Bereavement
Care Center at 410.987.2129 for more information.
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