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

  • Certified staff may use up to twenty (20) days of leave each school year for leave necessitated by illness in their or their spouse’s immediate family (defined in Bereavement Leave).

  • Bereavement for any person other than what is set out above, will be allowed upon application by the employee, for up to five (5) days.

  • Bereavement Leave The Employee is entitled to Bereavement Leave in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003.

  • Bereavement Leave is not transferrable or accruable and must be used within thirty (30) calendar days of the death.

  • Bereavement leave shall not be computed as hours worked for the purpose of computing overtime.


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. The Employer shall grant an employee a leave of absence of a maximum of five (5) days without loss of pay upon the death of a member of his/her immediate family for the purpose of mourning. "Immediate family" shall mean an employee's spouse, children, step-children, parents or step-parent.
Bereavement means 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 the hospice patient's family