Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod’s. spiritual care affirms and respects the diversity of belief systems and cultural expressions of the patient and family.

Spiritual support may include meditation, prayer, communion, baptism, and a variety of rituals. Whenever requested, our chaplains will facilitate a connection to the family’s own faith community and spiritual advisor, but our chaplains, clinically and spiritually trained and certified, are readily available at the family’s request.

Hospice chaplains are trained to assess and address spiritual pain in patients, and to alleviate it if at all possible. This pain may arise from unresolved relationships with their perception of a higher power or with individuals in a person’s life. It also may be the result of an inability to find and celebrate one’s life’s accomplishments; to know that it matters that he/she walked this earth. There may be some unrest as to what happens at the end of one’s life. These issues and more can be explored with the support and resources of the chaplain.

Chaplains will accompany persons through their life questions and help them discover possible answers.

If needed our chaplains can help with the planning and performing of a memorial service that is custom-made to match the belief system of the patient and family. If the patient has resided in a skilled nursing facility, the chaplain may arrange for suitable bereavement support for the staff as well.

Our goal is to offer support as the patient and family adjust to changes in their lives and to foster a sense of comfort, safety and peace.