Hospice Caring Inc

Since 1989, Hospice Caring, Inc. has been the only non-medical, volunteer hospice in Montgomery County. Trained and dedicated volunteers provide practical and emotional support to terminally ill adults and children and their families, and to anyone grieving the death of a loved one. All services are provided at no charge.

As a non-medical hospice, Hospice Caring does not require that the patient have a six-month or less prognosis. Curative treatments may still be pursued, and a physician's referral is not necessary. Hospice Caring’s carefully screened and trained caregivers visit homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities -- wherever they are needed to work directly with patients, families and friends to navigate end-of-life challenges and choices.

Later, bereavement volunteers check in with the family and provide information about support groups, counselors, and community resources. For children, Hospice Caring volunteers facilitate one-of-a-kind Good Grief Clubs in the county’s schools for children of all ages, as well as an annual Camp Caring weekend for children ages 8 to 12. For adults, Hospice Caring volunteers facilitate a variety of peer support groups for those who have experienced similar types of losses.  

 Hospice Caring, Inc., in partnership with Montgomery County elementary, middle and high schools, sponsors the Good Grief Club for students who are grieving the death of a loved one.  The Club offers students a safe and comfortable environment in which to explore their emotions and issues related to death.

The seven-week program gathers students weekly in their home schools to explore their feelings, to learn that their grief is normal, and to learn coping skills.  In the 2006-07 school year, 34 Good Grief Club groups served 225 students, with over 1340 children served since the program was established in 1997.

In 2005, Hospice Caring, Inc. received a Montgomery County Board of Education Award for Distinguished Service to Public Education in recognition of its Good Grief Club program. 

These awards were established in 1997 to recognize and show appreciation to individuals, groups and organizations that have made exemplary contributions to public education in Montgomery County

 

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