Bereavement Support & Complementary Therapies
Bereavement Support
VNA of Cape Cod Hospice offers a variety of free, supportive and educational services for adults and children coping with the loss of a loved one. These services are open to anyone in the community and include:
- Individual and family consults
- Telephone support and regular mailings
- Supports groups across the Cape
- Workshops
- Community outreach and education
- Information and referrals to other resources
Complementary Therapies
Only Cape Cod Healthcare VNA Hospice offers unique complementary services to help ease various physical and emotional concerns during their care.
- Music Therapy - provided by board-certified music therapists, it provides comfort and joy to patients and families and can help with pain, anxiety and emotional discomfort
- "Telling Our Stories" program - recording our patients' life stories and providing a recording for future generations to treasure
- Pet Therapy (offered at McCarthy Care Center) - specially-trained dogs helps bring comfort, ease loneliness and boredom and bring back wonderful memories for loved ones
