Comfort & Support

The mission of The Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake is to provide compassionate care to individuals and families whose lives are in transition through support services and education. By providing a safe place and the opportunity for self-exploration individuals discover the tools they need to make the transition from a loss-oriented perspective to one of restored hope.   

Support Services

“We lose not only through death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on.
                                                                                                                       -Judith Viorst

The Life Center offers a variety of support services to individuals in places of transition resulting from the death of a loved one, an unexpected diagnosis, or an unanticipated event. Operating from a holistic model we believe that change impacts individuals physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and socially. Our services are designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients and their families.

Click here to read how one family's tragedy brought them to The Life Center.

The Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake provides the following support programs:

• Spiritual care for hospice patients, their families and friends 
  
• Individual, couples, families and group counseling to hospice patients and family members, and members of the community
  
• Individual counseling and group support for traumatic events
  
• Educational seminars on spirituality, grief and loss, and resiliency
  
• Specialized counseling and support for children and teens through Stepping Stones, Camp Nabi and Phoenix Rising

Additional Programs

• Holiday Support Groups such as Hope Full Holidays, held in both in Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties
• Healing Rituals
• Volunteer Training
• Jewelry Inspired by Hope
• Beads for BRITS
• SoulCollage®

Special silver jewelry handmade by artist Deborah Bluestein uses 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 The Life Center at Hospice of the Chesapeake to support unreimbursed expenses.

To contact Deborah Bluestein or to learn more about 'Jewelry Inspired by Hope' visit http://www.deborahbluestein.com/. Pieces are available for purchase at Hospice of the Chesapeake and Ridgely Retreat, both located in Annapolis, Maryland.

For more information on The Life Center, call 410.987.2129.