The “We Care” Program for Long-Term Care

Providing Family Members with Support following the Death of a Loved One

Bibliographic Data

ID13628923
AuthorsTammi Vacha-Haase (Colorado State University, Fort Collins), Tammi Vacha‐haase (Colorado State University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume67
Issue1-2
Pages221-226
Publication date2013-06-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.67.1-2.z1
PMID23977800
OpenAlexW2179279707
LanguageEN
References cited20

Although bereavement programs in hospice and palliative care settings are known to produce positive outcomes for family members after the death of a loved one, currently there is a clear lack of services offered through long-term care (LTC) facilities, where older adults often reside prior to their death. The purpose of the present article is to present an initial bereavement program called We Care that focused on providing additional support for family members who experience a death of a loved one while in a LTC facility. Goals for the program include: 1) providing ongoing contact with the family for 1 year, and 2) offering a bereavement group. The program's model is explained, with highlights of obstacles experienced and suggestions for future programs

Good death · Long-term care · Palliative care · Term (time · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Gerontology

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