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Hospice Volunteer - Help Create More Good Days

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ORGANIZATION: Longleaf Hospice and Palliative Care

  • 29 people are interested

Make a difference to patients facing the end of life.

Volunteers are a vital component in our circle of care. they provide a crucial element to the Longleaf Hospice team, bringing an extra layer of care and support to our patients and their loved ones.

We are actively seeking compassionate, caring, and dedicated volunteers to offer:

DIRECT patient & family support

  • Visiting, talking, reading, playing music, and games with patient
  • Visiting in homes or in one of the Assisted Living Facilities (your choice)
  • Providing respite for family members by sitting with the patient, running errands, assisting with shopping, helping with light housework, and delivering meals from Longleaf’s Hearts for Hospice Meal Program

INDIRECT support

  • Administrative work in hospice office such as answering the telephone, filing, and preparing mailings
  • Providing bereavement support, community outreach, phone calls, and education
  • Assisting with arts & crafts projects when available such as memory books

Volunteers can choose which part of our geographical area they would like to concentrate on and are offered flexible choices in scheduling and the amount of time they wish to volunteer.

Note: Volunteers are not expected to assist with personal care (bathing, toileting, dressing, administering medications, etc.).

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About Longleaf Hospice and Palliative Care

Location:

1160 Monticello St., SUITE 200, Covington, GA 30014, US

Mission Statement

To surround patients and families with compassionate care that enables them to embrace the end of life with dignity, courage, and peace.

Description

Longleaf Hospice is a locally-owned hospice with offices located in Covington, Atlanta & Roswell, offering end-of-life care to those with life limiting illnesses in the communities we serve. We believe that this very special care is best provided by professionals who live and work in the community they serve. Longleaf Hospice offers care to patients across the Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas by traveling to the patients' home or their assisted living/nursing facilities. The goal at Longleaf Hospice is to help patients maintain an alert pain-free life through comfort care. We promote a philosophy of care that integrates the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of patients and their families.

CAUSE AREAS

Health & Medicine
Seniors
Veterans & Military Families
Health & Medicine, Seniors, Veterans & Military Families

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Cherokee and Forsyth CountiesCumming, GA 30040

(34.17135,-84.20105)
 

SKILLS

  • Animal Therapy
  • Bereavement Support
  • Spiritual Healing
  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Music Therapy

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • TB Test, Drug Screen

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