For Immediate Release:
February 16, 2012

Southcoast VNA offers free bereavement programs for grieving adults in March

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association, known in the community as Southcoast VNA, offers free bereavement programs for grieving adults during the month of February:

General Bereavement Groups

General Bereavement Groups are designed for adults grieving the loss of a loved one.

• FALL RIVER
  Thursday, March 1, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  Charlton Memorial Hospital, Ground Floor, Room G305
  363 Highland Avenue
  Use Prospect Street parking/entrance at rear of main building.

• FALL RIVER
  Wednesday, March 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  Charlton Memorial Hospital, Ground Floor, Room G305
  363 Highland Avenue
  Use Prospect Street parking/entrance at rear of main building.

• WAREHAM
  Tuesday, March 13, from 1 to 2:15 p.m.
  Tobey Hospital, library
  43 High Street
  Use main entrance. Library is on first floor.

• RAYNHAM
  Wednesday, March 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  Southcoast VNA
  244 North Main Street

• FAIRHAVEN
  Tuesday, March 20, from 4 to 5:15 p.m.
  Southcoast VNA, ground floor
  200 Mill Road
  Use Mill Road entrance.

Widows & Widowers Groups

Windows & Widowers Groups are designed specifically for adults grieving the loss of a spouse.

• FALL RIVER
  Wednesday, March 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  Charlton Memorial Hospital, Ground Floor, Room G305
  363 Highland Avenue
  Use Prospect Street parking/entrance at rear of main building.

• RAYNHAM
  Wednesday, March 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  Southcoast VNA
  244 North Main Street

Individual, short-term bereavement counseling is also available to adults grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information on individual or group counseling contact 800-698-6877.

About Southcoast VNA

Part of Southcoast Health System, Southcoast VNA is one of the largest not-for-profit, community-based home health and hospice care agencies serving Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. For more than 100 years Southcoast VNA has provided high quality, comprehensive home health and hospice services, which foster improvement and maintenance of health, prevention of disease and disability and compassionate end-of life care.

Southcoast VNA is a Medicare and Medicaid certified agency offering a full range of skilled home health care and hospice and palliative care services from highly trained, screened and credentialed health care professionals. Services are available 24 hours a day, every day.

Southcoast VNA's main office is located at the South Coast Business Center at 200 Mill Road in Fairhaven; with community offices located at 244 North Main Street in Raynham, at 1822 North Main Street, Fall River, and at Linden Tree Family Health Center, 2444 East Main Road, Portsmouth, R.I. For more information about Southcoast VNA call 800-698-6877 or visit www.southcoastvna.org.