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Hospice Volunteer: South Austin, Kyle, Buda and Bastrop Areas | Befriender
ORGANIZATION: Magnolia Hospice
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Befriender | This is an in-person opportunity. You would be assigned one patient/family to visit weekly as a friend. You will help reduce isolation and increase their socialization. Most of our patients are bed or wheelchair bound and cannot go or do much anymore. You need to be comfortable with the minimal covid-19 exposure risk of going into homes and facilities. Magnolia can provide masks or other PPE as needed. When we are aware of active covid cases you will be informed and we would not allow volunteer visits to that home or facility. We can provide rapid covid-19 tests for active volunteers currently assigned to and visiting patients.
Befrienders: Do you have an hour a week to befriend someone with a terminal diagnosis? Many hospice patients have outlived their family and friends or have very little support at the end of their life.
There is no greater gift than the gift of presence. Someone to walk beside. We offer training and then assign you a patient that lives near you. Most of our volunteers visit their patients once a week for about an hour or two. Volunteers visit, read, play games, play music, etc. No medical care, just being a friend. If you are interested please complete the volunteer application. Thank you for having the heart to serve others.
Feel free call, text or e-mail David Houke at 817.964.1997 or dhouke@magnoliahospice.com with any questions.
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About Magnolia Hospice
Location:
1250 E. Copeland Rd., Suite260, Arlington, TX 76011, US
Mission Statement
Magnolia Hospice is a community-based, progressive organization committed to providing the highest quality end-of-life care to patients and their families
Description
Magnolia Hospice offers medical care toward a different goal: maintaining or improving quality of life for someone whose illness, disease or condition is unlikely to be cured. Each patient’s individualized care plan is updated as needed to address the physical, emotional and spiritual pain that often accompanies terminal illness. Hospice care also offers practical support for the caregiver(s) during the illness and grief support after the death. Hospice is something more that is available to the patient and the entire family when curative measures have been exhausted and life prognosis is six months or less.
Each patient’s individualized care plan is updated as needed to address the physical, emotional and spiritual pain that often accompanies terminal illness. Hospice care also offers practical support for the caregiver(s) during the illness and grief support after the death. Hospice is something more that is available to the patient and the entire family when curative measures have been exhausted and life prognosis is six months or less.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Health & Medicine,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Nursing Facilities/Resident's HomesAustin, TX 78736
DATE POSTED
March 7, 2023
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Spiritual Healing
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- After orientation serve about an hour or two a week
- Opportunities in homes and facilities around Austin, Texas.