- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Patient Volunteers Needed
ORGANIZATION: Compassionate Care Hospice
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
What can you do as a hospice volunteer?
You can support our patients by providing companionship, reading, taking walks, writing letters, listening to music, and other activities.
You can help them at home, in the nursing home, and in assisted living centers.
You can assist family members by shopping and doing other errands, or you can stay with our patient to give the caregivers an opportunity to have a break from the demands of care giving.
You can help our patients and their families during one of the most challenging times in their lives.
Call Martha Powell, Volunteer Coordinator, at 318-487-9400 to become a Compassionate Care Hospice volunteer.
More opportunities with Compassionate Care Hospice
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Compassionate Care Hospice
Location:
5417 Jackson St., Suite B, Alexandria, LA 71303, US
Mission Statement
To affirm life during its final stages by providing holistic compassionate care to patients and their families; by providing access to hospice care for underserved or difficult to serve populations; by wise and efficient use of available resources, and by educating the community.
Description
When someone is facing a life-limiting illness, how one experiences their journey, and receives the compassionate, expert care needed, is foremost in their mind.Hospice affirms life and does not hasten or postpone death.
The hospice philosophy of care accepts death as the final stage of life. It focuses on quality rather than length of life. The goal of hospice is to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones.
Hospice care treats the person rather than the disease.
Hospice may be the right choice if you or your loved one has an illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months and have chosen to receive " palliative" as opposed to " curative" care. What this simply means is shifting the focus from curing a disease to maximizing the comfort, dignity and care of the individual. Palliative care consists of relief of pain and nausea, as well as psychological, social and spiritual support services.
Hospice care is family-centered care.
It involves the patient and the family in making decisions. Care is provided for the patient and family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Alexandria AreaAlexandria, LA 71303
DATE POSTED
August 30, 2019
SKILLS
- Veteran Care
- Hospice Care
- Elder care
- People Skills
- Stylist
- Sewing
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible