New Years Resolution: Volunteer with Novant Health Hospice

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Want a New Years Resolution you can stick to? Volunteer with Novant Health Hospice and help those during their end of life journey.

We have a lot to offer:

Patient support services
* Provide patient support to patients at home. Read, assist
with letter writing, keep a homebound patient company or
allow a caregiver a much needed break.
* Assist with various patient support services on the Harris
Hospice Unit, located at Novant Health Presbyterian
Medical Center.
* Offer emotional support to grieving family members by
calling on behalf of our bereavement team.
* Assist our care team by making Caring Connections calls
to our home patients, ensuring they have everything they
need prior to the weekend.

Giving gardens
* Collect and grow flowers.
* Make fresh bouquets.
* Collect and wash recycled vases.
* Deliver flowers to our new patients.

Music ministry
Play soothing, beautiful music for our patients and their
loved ones. This service can be done in the patient's home, in
our Harris Hospice Unit or in the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice
House located in Salisbury.

Pet therapy
Share the love you have for your furry friend with our
patients and their loved ones. All therapy dogs must be
certified and trained. This service can either be provided in
the patient's home, in the Harris Hospice Unit or in the
Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House.

Hospitality team
The hospitality groups provide lunch, snacks or dinners for
family members who are visiting loved ones at the Harris
Hospice Unit or the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House. Families,
service groups and churches all find pleasure in providing
this extra layer of support to our families during this difficult
time. This service can be on occasion or recurring.

Administrative support services
Many administrative tasks can be done with volunteer
support, including the following:
* Assist with scanning medical records.
* Put together bereavement mailings.
* Create patient guides to hospice care.
* Assist with filing, organizing forms and other necessary
articles for staff.

We honor veterans
* Deliver special flower arrangements.
* Participate in the special pinning ceremony with the
hospice staff thanking the veteran for their service.
* Serve as a veteran-to-veteran volunteer.