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9 people are interested
Give someone a break! Provide Respite Support
ORGANIZATION: Compassus Hospice & Palliative Care
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9 people are interested
Respite Care Volunteers provide companionship to a hospice patient while giving the family member/s a break from their daily caregiving duties. These volunteers provide a supportive presence to those who cannot be left alone.
Respite Care involves staying with a patient while the family member/s enjoy a moment alone to run errands, make appointments, attend church services or simply take the time to care for themselves. Some light housekeeping might also be requested.
Respite Care Volunteers may be requested on an "as needed" basis or for regularly scheduled visits for a minimum of a 2 hour time frame per visit.
Note: Volunteers are not expected to assist with any personal cares (feeding, dressing, administering medications, etc.).
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About Compassus Hospice & Palliative Care
Location:
9415 W Forest Home Ave., suite 200, Hales Corners, WI 53130, US
Mission Statement
Care, Comfort & Compassion for the Whole Family We believe everyone deserves to live in comfort and dignity throughout their lives. Hospice care helps ensure that those with a life-limiting illness live each day to its fullest; we do that by tending to their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. All of us at Hospice Advantage believe strongly in our mission of helping patients and their families during this time.
Description
We're committed to providing the highest quality care that our patients and their families deserve.
In becoming a hospice volunteer, you will embark on an exciting adventure which will not only improve the lives of others but uplift your spirit as well.
"Volunteers embody all that is best about hospice. When hope seems lost, volunteers are found at the bedside asking for nothing but the opportunity to give. When all the news seems to be bad, volunteers deliver a warm message of universal friendship and community. When all the power and promise of our high-tech society and healthcare system yield as they must to human mortality, volunteers remind us of the mystical and eternal value of human connectedness. Without volunteers, hospice as we know it ... and as we want it to be ... ceases to exist." - Rod Hildebrant, Owner & President of Hospice Advantage
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various Locations within Milwaukee & Waukesha Co.Milwaukee & Waukesha, WI 53072
DATE POSTED
October 24, 2016
SKILLS
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Elder care
- People Skills
- Music Therapy
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- minimum 2 hours per visit
- TB Test, Background check required