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9 people are interested
Craft Volunteers Needed
ORGANIZATION: Homeside Hospice
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9 people are interested
CRAFT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Happiness is Handmade
As a volunteer with Homeside Hospice, you will have the opportunity to provide essential, quality of life services to our patients and to our staff. Your efforts will provide the sort of care and help that a loving friend provides and help insure that the Hospice promise is fulfilled.
Homeside Hospice provides specialized health care services that focus on symptom control, comfort and support for the terminally ill and their families. Our goal is to provide individuals with the highest possible level of physical, emotional and practical support necessary during this time.
There are many ways in which you can volunteer your time using your talents of sewing and crafting, including but not limited to:
- Blankets to provide warmth and comfort
- Memory bears (or blankets) made out of family members clothing; to provide a lifelong 'memory’ for families of our patients
- Shawls and Peace/Prayer Shawls to allow patients to feel at ease with their life and spiritual journey
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About Homeside Hospice
Location:
67 Walnut Avenue, Ste. 205, Clark, NJ 07066, US
Mission Statement
Homeside Hospice provides specialized Health care services that focus on symptom control, comfort and support for the terminally ill and their families. Our goal is to provide individuals with the highest possible level of physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support necessary during this time. Owned and operated by nurses, Homeside services consist of a patient-focused interdisciplinary care team of a medical director, nurses, social workers, chaplains, home health aides and volunteers. All decisions regarding patient care are made with the patient's quality of life as the primary goal. Our patient and family support system provides the level of care needed to meet the unique needs of those experience a life-limiting illness. As a small program, we provide the personal touch that has become lost in today's healthcare environment.
Description
Homeside Hospice is a privately owned hospice operated by nurses to provide quality care for patients. It is distinguished from larger institutional hospices by
- being owned and operated by nurses,
- being small and personal,
- providing individualized care wherever the patient lives.
Homeside Hospice is Medicare certified and licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and is a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NJHPCO).
Our service area is Central and North Jersey and we have contracts with a number of nursing homes in these areas.
Homeside Hospice provides personalized care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week emergency response, in-home and in-patient hospice care, medicare coverage, family counseling, spiritual support, pain and symptom management.
Homeside Hospice provides specialized health care services that focus on pain relief, symptom control, comfort and support for terminally ill patients. Our goal is to provide individuals with the highest possible level of physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support necessary during this time.CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
StatewideVarious Cities, NJ 07066
DATE POSTED
July 15, 2019
SKILLS
- Crocheting
- Knitting
- Quilting
- Sewing
- Administrative Support
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours per month