Bereavement
Bereavement Service
Lake Taupō Hospice cares for patients within greater Lake Taupō District including both Taupō and Turangi townships. We are members of the national organisation of Hospice New Zealand and our philosophy of ‘Living Every Moment’ is reflected in all the services we offer. “We care about quality of life, comfort at the end of life, as well as helping those loved ones left behind.”
All Lake Taupō Hospice services are free. The Lake Taupō Hospice Bereavement Team is available to provide ongoing support to families/whānau whose loved one received Hospice care. Bereavement support from our team may come in the form of:
Phone calls
Zoom meetings
Home visits
Visits to Izard Hospice House
Individual or family support
Kowhai Support Group (Monthly)
Informal coffee and chat (Monthly)
Annual Remembrance Service
We are here to support and encourage you. For more information, please contact 07 377 4252.
Volunteer Bereavement Team
Lake Taupo Hospice cares for and supports partners, family and friends through the entire journey with the patient and this extends to bereavement counselling and an invitation to join our Kowhai Group which helps bereaved people re-engage with their community again.
Of all the losses faced in life, the death of someone close can leave the emptiest feelings of loneliness and pain. While these feelings are a natural part of the grieving process, there may be times when it seems as if there is no way through.
It takes effort to pick up the threads of your life again. Initially people often feel drained and tired, so it takes some time to recover. It is common to feel in a vacuum now that the person you cared for has died. You may have slowly spent more and more of your time being with them, thinking about them, planning and arranging things for them. Now all this is over. People often feel exhausted, tired and lost at this point.
We have a skilled volunteer bereavement team on hand to offer support either via phone or face to face visits.
Kowhai Group
The Kowhai Group is a peer support group for those who feel they would benefit from the company and support of others who are going through similar losses. The group is offered in both Taupō and Tūrangi.