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Feed a Hospice Resident, Feed Your Soul
ORGANIZATION: VITAS Healthcare of Chicagoland NW
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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2 people are interested
All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a volunteer feeding assistant, helping hospice patients during meal times in nursing homes.
Volunteer feeding assistants provide the gifts of sustenance and companionship to hospice patients, who often need more time and assistance to finish their meals. Volunteers are trained in how to make any meal more enjoyable for patients, by being patient and providing a listening ear.
Tasks can include accompanying residents to and from the dining room, preparing residents for a meal, serving the meal, providing encouragement and conversation, cutting food so residents can feed themselves, assisting with beverages, in some cases, feeding residents, recording food and beverage intake.
The time commitment from the volunteer can be as little as one hour, yet the reward is instant gratification.
All VITAS Healthcare volunteers are trained in communication skills, family dynamics, the dying experience and ways to positively affect the patient and his or her family.
Times and dates are ongoing and flexible, and volunteer orientation is provided free of charge.
For more information about VITAS visit VITAS.com.
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About VITAS Healthcare of Chicagoland NW
Location:
580 Waters Edge, Suite 100, Lombard, IL 60148, US
Mission Statement
VITAS recognizes the importance of a strong and innovative program. Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice program allowing VITAS to continue personalizing, enhancing and expanding services offered to patients and families. Through exemplifying VITAS values, volunteers serve as patient and family advocates and are pro-active in helping to meet the needs of patients and families. VITAS integrates volunteers into the hospice program by actively recruiting, training, supporting, and creatively utilizing volunteers to meet patient and family needs. Volunteers and their contributions are respected and valued.
Description
Volunteers are the heart of VITAS Healthcare, providing friendly, non-medical patient and family care and offering support services in the office, using their cars and from their own homes.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
At Nursing Homes throughout Northwest SuburbsLombard, IL 60148
DATE POSTED
September 16, 2016
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- Elder care
- People Skills
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible normally 2 to 10 hours per week