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Hospice Companion Volunteers-Oak Park
ORGANIZATION: Transitions Hospice
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19 people are interested
Provide companionship to individuals with life limiting illness. Offer conversation, reading, music, or other support. Provide a calm presence to those nearing the end of their journey. Volunteers also needed to sit vigil at end of life.
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About Transitions Hospice
Location:
12040 Raymond Court, Huntly, IL 60142, US
Mission Statement
Our philosophy is to empower our patients and families by providing the tools and support necessary to embrace life. We don't focus on the finality of death; we focus on the practical side of living. Our job is to assist our patients and families through the physical, emotional and spiitual challenges of life's final transition.
Description
Transitions Hospice provides end of life care to patients and their families. Patients receive comfort care provided by a team of skilled nurses, aids, social workers, chaplains and volunteers.
Serving 32 counties in Illinois!
North
DuPage, Boone, Cook, DeKalb, Grundy, McHenry, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Will, Kankakee and Winnebago.
Central
Champaign, Ford, McLean, Peoria, Marshall, Livingston, Iroquois Tazewell, Vermilion, Woodford.
CAUSE AREAS
Health & Medicine,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
123Oak Park, IL 60301
(41.88806 ,-87.79785 )
DATE POSTED
May 10, 2023
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1-4 hours per month
- Excellent communication skills; comfortable with grief, death and dying