Dog Therapy Teams Needed to Visit Hospice Patients in & around Charlton MA
ORGANIZATION: Overlook Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Services
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If you're a certified dog therapy team and have the heart to visit hospice patients, we'd love to talk with you.
We have patients in nursing homes and assisted living as well as those in their own homes who would love the companionship of a dog for an hour or two a week.
Not certified but have the perfect dog? It's possible to get certified without a huge investment of time and money. We can show you how.
Full training and ongoing support provided.
For more information, please contact Susan Fuller at 508-434-2200 or email at sfuller@overlook-mass.org
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About Overlook Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Services
Location:
88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton, MA 01507, US
Mission Statement
Setting the Standard of Excellence One Individual at a Time!
Description
Hospice care is considered to be the model for quality and compassionate care for people facing a terminal illness. At the center of hospice care is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free, with dignity and the comfort of knowing our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so.
Overlook Hospice Services provides a program of care to meet the needs of individuals, and their caregivers, nearing the end of life’s journey. Skilled professionals and dedicated volunteers help support both the patient and their families. Hospice Services helps relieve the physical, emotional, and social pain, which enables the seriously ill person to life at home with family, comfort and dignity. The support provides help to cope with the circumstances associated with a terminal illness
Hospice care is a philosophy of care that accepts dying as a natural part of life. When death is inevitable, hospice seeks neither to hasten nor postpone it.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Overlook VNA & Hospice ServicesVarious locations in and around Charlton MACharlton, MA 01507
DATE POSTED
April 25, 2022
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Veterinary
- Animal Care / Handling
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
- Animal Therapy
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Typically 2-4 hours/week
- Need to be certified as a dog therapy team or be willing to get certified.