06/17/2025
How Thanatology Is Shaping the Future of Hospice Care 🕊
Meet Reid Jacobs, hospice and palliative care social worker, certified thanatologist, writer, and the heart behind Faith & Hope Hospice’s bereavement and volunteer services.
Reid is part of a growing movement of professionals using thanatology—the study of death, dying, and grief—to reshape how we approach end-of-life care. Through his work, he’s helping to challenge outdated grief models and build more compassionate, trauma-informed, and individualized bereavement support systems.
“Grief isn’t a checklist of stages,” Reid says. “It’s deeply personal. Thanatology has helped us understand that, and hospice is evolving because of it.”
From advancing conversations about advance directives to exploring music therapy, digital legacies, and eco-friendly burial options, Reid and the Faith & Hope team are helping patients and families feel seen, supported, and empowered.
✨ Proud to have visionaries like Reid leading the way in hospice care.
📰 Read more:
https://hospicenews.com/2025/06/13/how-thanatology-is-driving-hospice-care-innovation/