Grief support group
Hospice and palliative care organizations
JOURNEYCARE
Coping with loss, living with grief – groups for all ages including young children dealing with loss.
2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025
847.457.7423
www.journeycare.org
RAINBOW HOSPICE
Center for Loss and Life Passages: parent and sibling loss counseling services
444 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 145, Park Ridge, IL 60068
847.692.8884
www.rainbowhospice.com
HORIZON HOSPICE
Mary Ellen McGreevy, Director
833 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
312.733.8900
CANCER WELLNESS CENTER
Bereavement support groups are for loss associated with cancer and are offered at no cost.
GILDA’S CLUB CHICAGO
Associated with Cancer Wellness Center Programs for men, women and children.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, INC.
Bereavement support groups for those grieving the loss of a child.
TEMPLE BETH-EL (NORTHBROOK)
Monthly drop-in bereavement support group.
Please call Noah C. Weinstein, MA, LCPC at 312.513.1629 prior to going to a meeting to make sure this group is appropriate for you.
NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL (NO FEE)
John De Berry, Bereavement Coordinator Palliative Care & Home Hospice Program
250 E. Superior St., Room 160, Chicago, IL 60601
312-926-4600
www.nmh.org
Hospice and palliative care organizations
HOSPICE
is a program of care for people nearing the end of life and their families. Here a team of physicians, nurses, social workers, CNAs and volunteers provide a coordinated, patient-centered and compassionate approach to medical care, symptom management, supportive services and spiritual care.
Hospice services are paid for by most insurance policies and Medicare. The focus of hospice is to provide comfort, dignity, and increase the quality of life for the patient.
Hospice services may be provided in a hospital room, an inpatient hospice site, a nursing home or in the patient’s home.
PALLIATIVE CARE
Palliative care offers pain management, comfort care and symptom for patients who are facing advanced illness. Palliative care may be provided along with life-extending interventions such as chemotherapy.
JOURNEYCARE
Coping with loss, living with grief – groups for all ages including young children dealing with loss.
2050 Claire Court, Glenview, IL 60025
847.457.7423
www.journeycare.org
RAINBOW HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE
Center for Loss and Life Passages: parent and sibling loss counseling services
444 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 145, Park Ridge, IL 60068
847.692.8884
www.rainbowhospice.com
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOME HOSPICE
Services through Northwestern Memorial and Lake Forest Hospitals
NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM
Hospice Services thourgh Evanston, Glenview, Highland Park, and Skokie hospitals.
SEASONS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE
606 Potter Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
VITAS INNOVATIVE HOSPICE CARE
1340 South Damen Avenue, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60608
Resources for families and caregivers
BAYCREST
Baycrest is dedicated to achieving excellence in providing the best possible experience and care for the physical and mental wellbeing of people during their journey of aging.
ELDERCARE LOCATOR
Identifies all states and area agencies on aging that can refer you to local services.
FAMILY CAREGIVER ALLIANCE
FCA is a public voice for caregivers. Their pioneering programs; information, education, services, research and advocacy, support and sustain the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
CAREGIVER ACTION NETWORK
CAN (Caregiver Action Network) educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. CANreaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers’ lives by removing barriers to health and well being.
NORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTER
The mission of the North Shore Senior Center is to support the independence and well-being of older adults, enhance their dignity and self-respect and promote their participation in all aspects of community life.
Resources for families and caregivers
JUNK MAIL – CEASE DELIVERY OF ‘JUNK MAIL’
Baycrest is dedicated to achieving excellence in providing the best possible experience and care for the physical and mental wellbeing of people during their journey of aging.
Mail a written request to: Marketing Preference Services, Direct Mail Association, P. O. Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512-0643
LIFE LINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM
A medical emergency alert system for seniors and disabled.
855.214.1372
www.lifeline.philips.com