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2 people are interested
We make a living by what we get; but we make a life by what we give...COME HELP OUR HOSPICE
ORGANIZATION: Summa Health Hospice
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2 people are interested
Volunteers don't necessarily have the time, they have the heart. They have the heart to spend time with a hospice patient and to give that person some joy at the end of life. The patient's within hospice have 6 months or less to live.
We have over 10 volunteer opportunities in various settings. No experience necessary, contact us today!
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About Summa Health Hospice
Location:
1077 Gorge Blvd, Akron, OH 44310, US
Mission Statement
To provide uncompromising quality care to terminally ill persons and those who love and care for them. Supportive services are delivered through cost-effective means promoting comfort, dignity, and the opportunity to live each day to the fullest."
Description
Summa Health Hospice is committed to treating the person and not the disease, focusing on quality-of-life issues affecting the patient's entire family. We use the combined knowledge and skills of a team of specially trained professionals that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, spiritual caregivers and VOLUNTEERS. Hospice provides care and support to patients and their families in the comfort of their own home. While traditional medical care is designed to cure illness, the focus of hospice care is more comfort-oriented. Hospice neither hastens nor prolongs dying, viewing it as a natural process -- emphasizing quality of life, rather than length of life.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Patient residence-private home or nursing homeVolunteer in your community!Akron, OH 44310
DATE POSTED
January 27, 2017
SKILLS
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Spiritual Healing
- Veteran Care
- Bereavement Support
- Hospice Care
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum of 6 months or 50 hours
- 15 hour hospice volunteer training, health screening, fingerprint scan (no cost to you)