Bereavement definition

Bereavement means the period of time during which the hospice patient's family experiences and adjusts to the death of the hospice patient.
Bereavement means that period of time, usually at least one year, during which survivors mourn the death and resolve their grief.
Bereavement means the extended period of grief preceding the death and following (usually for one year) the death of a loved one, during which individuals experience, respond, and adjust emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually to the loss of a loved one.

Examples of Bereavement in a sentence

  • Bereavement services are available to surviving members of the immediate family for a period of one year after the death.

  • Bereavement leave is not to be taken during a period of any other kind of leave.

  • Bereavement leave will normally be granted unless there are unusual business needs or staffing requirements.

  • Bereavement Counseling means counseling provided to the Immediate Family or Family Caregiver of the Member after the Member’s death to help the Immediate Family or Family Caregiver cope with the death of the Member.

  • Bereavement services are available to the patient and those individuals who are closely linked to the patient, including the immediate family, the primary or designated care giver and individuals with significant personal ties, for one year after the member’s death.


More Definitions of Bereavement

Bereavement means the reaction to loss of a loved per- son.
Bereavement means, for purposes of this regulation, that period of time during which survivors mourn a death and experience grief. Bereavement services mean support services to be offered during the bereavement period.
Bereavement means that period of time following death during which survivors mourn a death and process their grief. "Bereavement services" means support services to be offered to the family during the bereavement period;
Bereavement means that the period of time following death during which survivors mourn a death and process their grief.;
Bereavement means care provided to the patient's family with the goal of alleviating the emotional and spiritual discomfort associated with the patient's death.
Bereavement means the period of time during which a person experiences, responds emotionally and adjusts to the loss by death of another person.
Bereavement. Means the death of a person closely related to the employee. The employee is either emotionally distressed or attends the funeral or related arrangements or provide emotional support to another person closely related to the employee.