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3 people are interested
Brookdale Hospice Volunteer - 11th Hour Bedside Vigil Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Brookdale Hospice Chicagoland
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3 people are interested
Looking for an opportunity to serve others in your community?
Brookdale Hospice is the place for you to give comfort, support, and companionship to individuals as they near the end of their life.
How you can help: Helping others as they near the end of their lives is a profoundly moving experience. Being an 11th hour vigil volunteer makes a positive impact in the life of an actively dying patient in hospice care. As an 11th hour volunteer, you provide comfort and provide a calm, peaceful presence for hospice patient's at the end of life, at a time when the patient's death is imminent. 11th-Hour Volunteers sit vigil with our patients, and should be comfortable around death and dying. Volunteer receive training around the death and dying process in thorough orientation. Brookdale Hospice is seeking volunteer who would be available to sit vigil on short notice for a visit approximately 2-4 hours in length.
Where you can help: Brookdale Hospice has a variety of locations in the Chicagoland area (see below). This allows volunteers a multitude of opportunities to serve different communities. Potential volunteer locations include:
Lisle, Glen Ellyn, Burr Ridge, Oak Park, Chicago - Lakeshore, Chicago - Lakeview, Orland Park, Hoffman Estates on Golf Rd., Hoffman Estates on Barrington Rd., Des Plaines, Prospect Heights, Vernon Hills, Hawthorn Lakes, Northbrook
We would love to hear from you!
For more information please contact:
Grace Furlan at Brookdale Hospice Chicago
Email: gfurlan@brookdale.com
More opportunities with Brookdale Hospice Chicagoland
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Brookdale Hospice Chicagoland
Location:
3701 Algonquin Rd, Suite 100, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, US
Mission Statement
Enriching the lives of those we serve with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity.
Description
What is Hospice?
Hospice is a philosophy of care focused on comfort and quality of life at the end of life. It is designed to treat the whole person emotionally, socially, spiritually and physically by providing comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments. As part of the process, family members also receive care and support - all provided by a team of specially trained professionals and volunteers.
Hospice volunteers are members of the community who have special interest in hospice and will receive specialized training in serving hospice patients.
How you can help:
Helping others as they near the end of their lives is a profoundly moving experience. Whether it is reading a book out loud with a patient, engaging in conversation, listening to music, or styling hair and painting a patient's nails, Brookdale Hospice welcomes volunteers to utilize their personal interests and unique skillsets. If direct contact with patients is not for you, keep in mind there are many ways to help as a volunteer, such as clerical work, light housekeeping, letter writing, and assisting at events.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1700 Robin LaneLisle, IL 60532
DATE POSTED
January 24, 2019
SKILLS
- Cosmetology
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
- Music Therapy
- Relationship Building
- Patient Care
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 1-4 hours per month
- TB Screening, Reference Check, Drug Screen