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Hospice Bereavement Program Structure, POCs, Risks & Best Practices
March 18, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
(EDT)
Description
Strengthen your hospice bereavement program for 2026 – ensure every assessment, care plan, and note not only supports families in grief but also stands up to Medicare scrutiny.
This focused webinar will walk through current Medicare Conditions of Participation for bereavement, including who may provide services, required program structure, and essential elements of compliant plans of care. Using real-world scenarios, the session will unpack bereavement risk assessment, levels of risk and follow-up, documentation expectations, and common audit pitfalls so your team can confidently assess, discuss, document, and address bereavement needs while maintaining full compliance and supporting families through loss
KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
Regulations specific to a hospice bereavement program
How a bereavement program is structured and what services an agency can provide
Who is qualified to administer bereavement services?
When and how to assess bereavement risk
How to incorporate a bereavement program into the hospice plan of care
BONUS MATERIALS
Bereavement Program guidelines (sample policy)
Bereavement risk assessment tool
Bereavement program letter (sample)
Bereavement Plan of Care (sample)
WEBINAR DETAILS
This comprehensive webinar will go over key regulations, qualifications for providing bereavement services, program structure, plans of care, and best practices. We will delve into bereavement risk assessment, documentation, and common FAQs, ensuring all aspects of bereavement care can be properly assessed, discussed, documented, and addressed to support patients and families while maintaining compliance.
THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:
Hospice
Palliative Care
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Bereavement coordinator
Volunteer director/coordinator
Bereavement volunteers
Social workers
Spiritual caregivers
Nurse practitioners/advance practice practitioners
Clinical nurse specialists
Administrators
Director of Patient Care Services/clinical directors
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
Employee training log
Interactive quiz
PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
