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1 person is interested
Friend to Hospice Patient
ORGANIZATION: HarmonyCares Hospice-Grand Rapids
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
Even when we cannot CURE, we can still CARE. Hospice care doesn’t always have to involve bedpans or IV pumps or high tech machinery....but it must ALWAYS, ALWAYS, involve the heart.
One thing we can do: STAY THERE...sit and listen as someone cries, stroke their arm, hold their hand. Acknowledge your sorrow at their suffering....DON’T WALK AWAY.
The most precious gift we can offer others is our PRESENCE. Touching deeply is an important practice. We touch with our hands, our eyes, and our ears and with our mindfulness.
If you would like more information on how you can be present for out Hospice patients and their families, please call Julie at Grace Hospice today at 616.432.2050.
More opportunities with HarmonyCares Hospice-Grand Rapids
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About HarmonyCares Hospice-Grand Rapids
Location:
3355 Eagle Park Dr. NE, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, US
Mission Statement
For each employee to treat every patient as their own treasured loved one, providing care that affords a quality of life that outweighs quantity of days, and supports caregivers as their hearts find healing.
Description
Hospice is a philosophy of caring for patients whose medical conditions are not responding to treatment or for those patients who choose not to seek aggressive medical care at the end stage of life. It is a program for patients who are considered terminal and are expected to live six months or less if the disease follows its natural course, although many patients outlive this time frame. The hospice philosophy focuses on comfort care not curative care. The goal of hospice care is for the patient to remain as comfortable and pain-free as possible in their own home or the home of a loved one through the end of life. Hospice care can also be provided in a long-term care facility or an assisted living facility
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Grace HospiceWyoming, MI 49509
DATE POSTED
August 23, 2018
SKILLS
- Massage Therapy
- Hospice Care
- Bereavement Support
- Patient Care
- Spiritual Healing
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training