Pastoral Care
Through offering companionship and support, care is centered around listening in such a way that allows each person to explore and express their hopes and concerns, while drawing on their own spiritual and personal resources. Pastoral Care is available for all people, those with a faith tradition and those with no religious affiliation or belief.
Pastoral Care can assist with:
- Listening to your story in a supported environment which may help you to express feelings of confusion, sadness, grief or loneliness and help clarify thoughts about your experience and the way forward.
- Exploring issues of meaning, faith and doubt.
- Emotional and cultural needs.
- Prayer, meditation, celebration or specific ceremonies and rituals of saying goodbye and memorial services.
Trained Pastoral Care Volunteers support the Pastoral Care Coordinator to provide these services.
Religious leaders from your own faith tradition are welcome to provide you with Pastoral Care and can be contacted by nursing staff or the Pastoral Care Coordinator.
NHW has a Spiritual Sanctuary which is a quiet place, open for reflection, contemplation and prayer. It is a universal space for people of all faith traditions and beliefs.
The Pastoral Care Coordinator can be contacted by calling (03) 5722 0217 or page 217.