VNA Hospice Center Volunteer
Visiting Nurse Association of Northwest Indiana
VNA Hospice, as a not for profit organization, depends on volunteers to help meet our mission to provide compassionate hospice care and support for patients and their families. Hospice Center Volunteers play a vital role in the daily operation of the VNA Hospice Center. Opportunities at the Hospice Center are varied and may include answering phones, clerical support, directing visitors, care of plants, meal service, meal preparation, and gardening. Volunteers may choose activities of interest within the Hospice Center. Scheduling is flexible.
About Visiting Nurse Association of Northwest Indiana
Location:
501 MARQUETTE ST, VALPARAISO, IN 46383, US
Mission Statement
To be the foremost patient focused provider of aging hospice, palliative, and grief support in Northwest Indiana.
Description
The Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County is a not for profit organization committed to providing the highest quality of care to persons in the community. In 1970, nurses from Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso, Indiana, voiced their concerns about patients who were discharged but still needed medical care. In answer to their plea, the Visiting Nurse Association was founded in September, 1970 to become the first home health care agency in Porter County, offering nursing and physical therapy. Over the years, the VNA has responded to the changing needs of the community by adding services including speech and occupational therapy, home health aide services, nutritional counseling, medical social services and hospice. The VNA continues to provide home and inpatient hospice care, VNA Meals on Wheels, Lifeline, Companion Homemaker and children's grief support at the VNA Phoenix Center.