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28 people are interested
Give the Gift of Time - Be a Hospice Companion and Respite Caregiver
ORGANIZATION: Enhabit Health - Hospice
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28 people are interested
Come join the Encompass Hospice Volunteer TEAM!
Be a part of our special team of Enhabit Hospice Volunteers. We care for our patients in the place they call home -- a private residence, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility, or other inpatient setting. Just a few hours a week can make a lasting impact on the lives of others.
Volunteer Opportunity:
Direct Patient Care - Sitting with patients, reading, working puzzles, watching tv/movies and sharing life stories. This may also include Caregiver Respite where you will visit with the patient while the caregiver runs errands, takes time for themselves or goes to appointments.
Must be able to pass a Drug screen, Background check, have your Covid Vaccine, TB test, and be at least 17 years old.
If you are interested in this wonderful volunteer opportunity, please email Faith Oates at Faith.Oates@ehab.com
Mission Statement
At Enhabit Hospice, we believe hospice is not a place, but rather a philosophy of care. Our goal is to bring dignity and comfort home by offering compassionate care to patients and their families during the final stages of life.
Description
Enhabit Hospice is looking for a [specify what type of volunteer] to provide [specify services] to patients during their final months and weeks of life. Volunteers provide non-medical services and respite time for caregivers and family members. As a hospice volunteer, you will be given choices as to how much and what types of things you want to do.
A few ways you can help as a hospice volunteer is by running errands for patients and families, playing games or reading with patients, caregiver respite, walking and caring for family pets, or even creating a photo album of the patient and their family.
Serving the following areas:
Texas cities - Allen, Plano, Prosper, Melissa, McKinney, Fairview, Frisco and the surrounding areas
For more information, please contact:
Faith Oates - Volunteer Coordinator & Bereavement Services
214.383.7443
Faith.Oates@ehab.com
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About Enhabit Health - Hospice
Location:
450 Century Parkway, Suite 140, Allen, TX 75013, US
Mission Statement
Our compassionate end-of-life care is provided in the patient’s home, whether that is a home address, nursing home, assisted living community, independent living community or other location. It focuses on the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of both the individual patient and our patients’ loved ones: caregivers, spouses, children, extended family and friends.
Description
Enhabit Health - Hospice of Fort Worth, Denton, Dallas, Burleson and Allen are looking for kind individuals to help ease burdens of families dealing with a family member on hospice.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
450 Century ParkwaySuite #140Allen, TX 75013
DATE POSTED
April 1, 2024
SKILLS
- Healthcare
- Elder care
- Literacy / Reading
- Bereavement Support
- Hospice Care
- Patient Care
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- Orientation or Training
- 1 - 3 Hours per week
- TB test, Background Check, Covid Vaccine, and Drug test