Bereavement

The Community Hospice

295 Valley View Blvd. Rensselaer, NY 12144

Phone : 1-800-678-0711

Fax:(518)724-0294

Website: www.communityhospice.org

Contact: Central Intake Department

The Community Hospice

Eligibility Requirements: Please call for details

Fees: Accepts most insurance, including Medicare/Medicaid, no one is denied for inabil­ity to pay.

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, 24 hour on call.

Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish speaking staff additional 144 languages via language line

Area(s) Served: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties.

Other Services Offered: Bereavement, Counseling, Education, Information & Referral, Support Groups.

Serving seriously ill persons and their families during the process of dying and grieving. Patient care is provided in homes, and area hospitals and nursing homes by the an inter-disciplinary team including, RN, Social Worker, Medial Director, Home Health Aide, Chaplain and Volunteers. Please call, to see how we can help.

The Community Hospice Grief Centers

159 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12205

Phone: 1-800-678-0711

Email: lismith@communityhospice.org

Website: www.communityhospice.org

Contact: Bereavement Supervisor

Grief Centers

Eligibility Requirements: Children and adults dealing with the death of someone in their lives. LOVED ONE NEED NOT BE HOSPICE PATIENT

Fees: None

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, evening and weekend hours by appointment

Languages (Bilingual staff/materials): Spanish speaking staff, additional 144 languages via language line

Area(s) Served: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties.

Other Services Offered: Bereavement, Counseling, Education, Information & Referral, Support Groups.

The Community Hospice Grief Centers provide professional support, education, information and resources to the grieving in our com­munity. Services include, specialized Support Groups for Grieving Children, Teens and Adults, Educational Presentations, Personal and Family Grief Counseling, Referrals, Resources and Community Crisis Intervention.

The Compassionate Friends

Eligibility Requirements: Death of a child

Fees: None

20 Congdon Road So. Glens Falls, NY 12803

Phone:(518)793-3618

Hours: 7:30pm

Group meetings for families of children that have died. Support for each other, Meet first Tuesday of each month at Wesley Health Care Center Lawrence Street in Saratoga Springs, NY. For more information contact Phil and Ginny Anuszewski.

55 Birdhill Road Averill Park, NY 12018

Phone:(518)674-8555

Hours: Third Tuesday of every month 7:30-9:00pm

The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the positive resolution of grief follow­ing the death of a child and to provide information to help others be supportive. TCF’s Vision: That everyone who needs us will find us, and everyone who finds us will be helped.

New York State Center for Sudden Infant Death

c/o Albany Medical Center, MC101 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, New York 12208

Email Address: whittrm@mail.amc.edu

Phone:(518)-262-5918 Fax:(518)-262-7237

Contact Person(s): Mary Whittredge, L.C.S.W.

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Fee: None

Eligibility Requirements: No specific criteria

Languages: Staff speaks only English. SIDS Risk Reduction materials and Shaken Baby information are available in Spanish and English. Materials in other languages may be available. Call for information.

Area(s) Served: 19 county region of Eastern New York

Other Services: Information & Referral, Education, Counseling

We provide comprehensive professional sup­port to families whose infant dies suddenly and unexpectedly of any cause. The center offers educational programs to professionals and the community at large on SIDS, Risk Reduction, Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, infant mortality, and bereavement. We are a state­wide program with 4 satellite offices in Albany, Buffalo, Liverpool and NYC. Our main office is in Stony Brook and can be reached at 1-800-336-7437.

Schenectady Community Hospice

1411 Union Street Schenectady, NY

Phone:(518)377-8846 Fax:(518)377-8868

Contact: Bereavement Facilitator x133

Grief Center

Eligibility Requirements: Contact office for fur­ther information

Fees: None

Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm

Area(s) Served: Tri-city area

Other Services Offered: Bereavement, Grief Counseling, Support Groups.

Grief recovery and support for children and adults; Educational presentations; Hospice serves seriously ill patients and their families during the dying and grieving process.

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