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Hospice Training in Rockford - Become a Care Companion!

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ORGANIZATION: JourneyCare

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Volunteer in your community and set your own schedule! JourneyCare's Care Companion volunteers support hospice patients and families in their home, which may be a private residence or senior living community.

A Care Companion is simply a friend who visits (on a routine or occasional basis) with a child or adult receiving hospice care. The provide companionship, emotional support, and, above all, offer a presence, an ear to listen to stories and an understanding smile. You do not provide hands on medical care--you're just a friend because often our patients can feel lonely and isolated!

Care Companions also provide respite support so tired, stressed caregivers can take a much-needed break. JourneyCare supports pediatric patients as well and also needs volunteers who can support those families, perhaps by doing some light housekeeping or spending time with the patient's siblings.

JourneyCare's service area includes 10 counties and we are in great need of volunteers in in Boone and Winnebago County. Please join us at this volunteer orientation in the Rockford area to learn more!

  • Wednesday, October 11: Rush University- 710 S. Paulina St. Chicago IL
  • Saturday, October 14: Rockford - Northwest Administrative Office (483 N. Mulford Road)
  • Wednesday, October 18: Elgin - Elgin Township Building (729 S. McLean Blvd., Ste. 200)
  • Thursday, November 2: Glenview - Administrative Office (2050 Claire Court)
  • Wednesday, November 8: Mokena - South Suburban Office (9550 Bormet Drive, Suite 104)
  • Saturday, November 18: Chicago - Ada F. Addington CareCenter at Rush (710 S. Paulina Street)
  • Thursday, November 30: College of Lake County Nursing Students - See your professor for the correct date and time
  • Saturday, December 2: Lombard - Southwest Office (1 E. 22nd Street, Suite 310)
  • Thursday, December 7: Barrington - Pepper Family Hospice CareCenter (405 Lake Zurich Road)



*We will cover the following: Hospice 101, Overview of JourneyCare, Our Services & How You Can Help (we offer 50+volunteer roles!), Communication, Boundaries & Confidentiality and Documentation. You will also have an opportunity to hear from and ask questions of a panel of current JourneyCare Volunteers. After the training we also require some online courses, which will help you to feel more prepared for this role.

Please fill out the JourneyCare Volunteer Application and register for this class here: http://journeycare.org/volunteer/apply-volunteer/

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About JourneyCare

Location:

405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010, US

Mission Statement

Enriching lives through expert and compassionate care. JourneyCare's Vision: Transforming lives by building a community where exceptional palliative, supportive and end - of- life care is accepted, expected and available to all.

Description

JourneyCare's Vision:

Transforming lives by building a community where exceptional palliative, supportive and end-of-life care is accepted, expected and available to all.

We provide pain and symptom management and end-of-life expertise to residents of a 13-county service area in northern Illinois. Offering both in-home care and five Hospice CareCenters, we are known for our broad continuum of care and innovative programming.

Beyond traditional services and a comprehensive bereavement program, we have the largest pediatric hospice and palliative care program in Illinois and we embrace non-traditional therapies as well as open access for patients receiving aggressive treatment.

Our mission is achieved by a team of board-certified physicians and highly-skilled nurses, therapists, counselors, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers.

JourneyCare has never turned anyone away due to inability to pay because our promise is to meet the patient where they are, build trust, and share the journey, regardless of reimbursement rates. We seek to put the patient in control of their care--because it's the patient's experience and the family's memory.

We are here to help when patients and families need it most. We begin by listening and answering the questions of those who come to us. We know that each experience is personal--and so is our care. We offer the physical, emotional, and spiritual support that's needed to welcome each new day.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Health & Medicine
Seniors
Community, Health & Medicine, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Volunteer: In your community - Boone/Winnebago CtyJourneyCare's Northwest Office483 N. Mulford RoadRockford, IL 61107

(42.281593,-89.0466)
 

DATE POSTED

October 3, 2017

SKILLS

  • Massage Therapy
  • Elder care
  • Animal Therapy
  • Pediatrics
  • Cosmetology
  • Hospice Care

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Periodic or routine visits (2-6 times/month)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) Test

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