News from the Noteworthy from Helios Care

Helios Care Honors Hospice Social Workers

March is National Social Work Month, a time to recognize and honor the invaluable contributions of social workers across the country. The theme for National Social Work Month this year is “Compassion and Action,” which 100 percent sums up our team of social workers at Helios Care, the hospice for Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties.

All social workers are indeed special, but hospice social work is very unique. Our Family Support Services team is composed of 12 social workers who are specifically trained to provide care in the home for those who are dying, and many have special certifications for bereavement and children’s grief services. In the course of a year, our team sees more than 700 patients and their families in their homes or wherever they ask for service, as well as supporting others in the community who ask for grief assistance. They facilitate caregiver and bereavement support groups, children’s special grief needs at Camp Forget-Me-Not, and put together Coping Kits for families, as well as other programming free of charge to the residents.