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9 people are interested
Pet Therapy Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Old Colony Hospice
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9 people are interested
Old Colony Hospice is seeking dedicated human volunteers and their TRAINED therapy dogs to visit hospice patients right in your backyard. Pet therapy volunteers must have completed pet therapy training with their dog to qualify for this position.
Visit patients at a nursing home near you.
All pet therapy volunteers must have completed pet therapy training and provide proof of rabies inoculation for their dog.
A full orientation program is offered on 4/14/18 at 9 AM.
Please contact Lorraine Shamon at 781-341-4145 extension 236 or at lshamon@oldcolonyhospice.com to get started as a volunteer in your community.
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About Old Colony Hospice
Location:
321 Manley St, West Bridgewater, MA 02379, US
Mission Statement
The Old Colony Hospice team compassionately cares for individuals and their loved ones coping with complex illnesses and end of life needs while preserving dignity and quality of life.
Description
Hospice care is one of the most personal experiences of an individual’s life. Focused on meeting the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of patients with advanced disease, hospice care often involves family and friends who are committed to ensuring that their loved one can live where they are most comfortable and enjoy the highest quality of life possible for their entire life.
For over 30 years, Old Colony Hospice’s team of registered nurses, social workers, counselors, hospice aides, nutritional consultants and volunteers has been providing caring, compassionate hospice care to patients and their loved ones in partnership with the patient’s primary care physician.
A free-standing, non-profit, Medicare certified, accredited health care organization, we are proud to serve 45 Massachusetts cities and towns in our service area. In order to serve our patients and families in whatever setting they consider home. We also are able to offer physical, occupational and speech therapy through relationships with other care providers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
321 Manley StreetWest Bridgewater, MA 02379
DATE POSTED
August 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- Animal Therapy
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- one year
- rabies, therapy certificate, negative TB