Coping with the Holidays is a no-cost grief workshop presented by Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan Grief Support Services at Oakland Centre. It is designed to develop coping skills during the holidays through education and conversation. This workshop is open to the public and oriented towards adults. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required.…
November is Children’s Grief Awareness Month and Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, in collaboration with the National Alliance for Grieving Children, will host the half-day webcast: Ethical Considerations for Grief Support after a Traumatic Death Death, dying, and bereavement are unfortunate themes that appear almost daily in news headlines. Rarely is there any discussion on…
Join us for Michigan’s shortest race – the Point1K! Coming in at 369 feet this course will challenge you in ways you never knew! Every step of this course takes you closer to the finish line, the tangible ending of the race. Our agency walks those final steps of life with our clients and families.…
Megan Frugone RN-Community Partners Liaison and Vanessa Kraenzlin, RN-Admissions Manager at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan completed training programs held in San Antonio, Texas and presented by End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC). ELNEC is a national education initiative to improve palliative care. Megan Frugone attended the national ELNEC-Core “Train the Trainer” course. The American Association…
A Grieving Parents Workshop is being offered to the community. This free six-week supportive workshop is open to parents who have experienced the death of a child due to any cause, at any age beyond infancy. This group will focus on coping with grief and beginning or continuing the process of healing. The workshop meets…
The public is invited to join us for an Open House Celebration on Wednesday, July 31st 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Come and enjoy roaming appetizers, give-a-ways, entertainment, and special offers. This is a free family-friendly event. Adult Day Services at Oakland Centre is located at 2255 West Centre Ave., Portage, MI. Over 10 years…
From Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan Grief Counselor Cate Jarvis “Glitter bottles are not a new idea. They are very popular on Pinterest as a toy or a time-out tool. But I want to share a few ideas for ways to use it for centering, and identifying feelings with grieving kids and teens.” Supplies Clear…
After decades of caring for people during the last weeks or months of their lives, hospice is still seen by many as the referral of ‘last resort’. Frequently, we get a call only when death is expected within hours or days. Why does this happen? Physicians may be unsure of when a hospice referral might…
Congratulations to M. Raphelson, MD, Medical Director at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, for your advancement to the status of Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). From the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: “One of the highest honors the Academy can bestow on a physician is recognition as…
