hospice chaplain
End-of-life clergy
A hospice chaplain is a spiritual care provider who supports dying patients and their families, regardless of religious background.
Unlike clergy serving a specific faith community, hospice chaplains work within end-of-life care settings to address existential distress, facilitate rituals, and offer presence during the dying process: The hospice chaplain sat with her through the night.
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- dyingCeasing to live
- bedsideNear the mattress
- holding handsGripping another's palm
prayer · spiritual · spiritual support · grief · counselor · ministry · sacred · sacred space · palliative · comfort care · end of life · terminal · vigil · anointing · blessing · presence · listening · soul
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