- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Special Activity Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: St. Margaret's Hospice
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Job Description
We are looking for compassionate, thoughtful people to provide comfort and emotional support to patients in our hospice care in a wide variety of special areas:- music therapy
- aromatherapy
- guided meditation
- massage therapy
- assisting with writing letters or cards dictated by the patient
- storytelling or reading out loud
- yoga
- scrapbooking
- any arts and crafts
More opportunities with St. Margaret's Hospice
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About St. Margaret's Hospice
Location:
3525 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, US
Mission Statement
To provide individualized healthcare to the poor, frail, and elderly by meeting the needs and desires of the body, mind, and spirit from the moment care is needed through the end of life.
Description
St. Margaret’s Hospice, located in New Orleans, is dedicated to ensuring our patients can live out the rest of their lives with peaceful dignity. Our services are not an aggressive treatment program, but our patients receive personalized pain management and emotional support. Because hospice is a kind of palliative care, our objective is to treat the symptoms and not the illness. When given a six-month life expectancy, many patients prefer end-of-life care that avoids heroic measures and focuses on the patient's quality of life.
Volunteers at St. Margaret's Hospice provide companionship or aid to hospice patients and/or their families as well as help us with office administration and planning events. The time commitment volunteers provide is very flexible.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3525 Bienville StreetNew Orleans, LA 70119
DATE POSTED
April 30, 2019
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Massage Therapy
- Music Arts
- Acupuncture
- Aromatherapy
- Knitting
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Special activity volunteers ideally offer their services on a recurring basis, but not according to any fixed schedule. They may work on an as-needed basis.