Grief & Bereavement Services

Grieving is a series of painful experience into which one enters and lives for a period of time after the loss of a loved one. It may produce feelings of fear, anger, regret, guilt, loneliness, a sense of uselessness, helplessness, the inability to focus and occasionally a desire to die.

There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Each person grieves in his or her own way--that is the only "right way." The crucial issue is to acknowledge that everyone has a right and a need to grieve.

Our Bereavement Coordinator works with clients, families, and loved ones before and following the death. The Coordinator facilitates all Hospice bereavement services, including the monthly support groups and regular mailings to families and loved ones of the deceased.

Hospice offers support groups for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. The purpose of these groups is to find renewed meaning in life, kinship, friendship, and understanding. Sharing and listening helps group members work through the grieving process. You need not be a Hospice family to participate in the groups. These groups are free and open to all who have lost someone they love.

Monthly Support Groups

H.U.G.S. (Helping Understand Grief for Survivors)

This program is designed to support those who have lost a loved one to death or those who have delayed their grief and need to begin dealing with their grief. “H.U.G.S.” is a group open to ALL adult bereaved persons in the community/county. If you have lost a loved one, come for support or to give support to someone who has a more recent loss. Please call 732-2499 by the Wednesday before if you wish to attend. If no one calls, we will not meet.

Current meeting schedule:

Oregon H.U.G.S.
Meets every 3rd Thursday
from 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Please call our office at 815-732-2499 for location.

Rochelle H.U.G.S.
Meets every 4th Thursday
from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
at Rochelle Community Hospital Auxiliary Room
900 North 2nd Street, Rochelle

"FIRST STEPS AND BEYOND...FOR SURVIVORS"

This program offers fellowship, sharing, support and friendship for people who have experienced the death of a loved one. It meets once a month in a comfortable atmosphere, usually over lunch in a local restaurant. Reservations may be made by calling the office at 815-732-2499 by noon on the Wednesday prior to the meeting. Each person is responsible for the cost of his/her own expenses.

Current meeting schedule:

Meets every 3rd Thursday
11:30 a.m. at Maxson’s Riverside Restaurant
1469 IL Route 2 N
Oregon, IL

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