Visiting those Forgotten in Southeast Michigan

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Hospice Advantage serves the terminally ill from all walks of life: rich or poor, those with or without family, those with a 6 month prognosis and those with merely days. The facilities we are recuiting volunteers for tend to care for the later in each case: the poor, those with little to no family, and closer to the end. Because of these circumstances it is generally harder to find volunteers even though these patients tend to be the loneliest and quickest forgotten. If YOU could make an effort to visit one or two facilities a month, you would be providing extra special compassion to an often abandoned population. Because of this level of compassion needed, we are calling our endeavor by that name: Compassionate Friends; and we will provide extra training that will help equip you with the tools necessary to have successful visits. Our first training is scheduled for Saturday, January 17 at 9:30 a.m. The topic will be Best Practices for Communicating with Non-Verbal Patients, you can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094eafa62fa5f58-when These specialized trainings will be provided for free and offered quarterly. As a volunteer you will sign-up for one-time visits on Saturdays at a select number of Skilled Nursing Facilities. There is no waiting, just pick the date you want to visit and follow the instructions given on the website. When I see your selection I will email you the details about the plan of care for the patients residing at that facility.