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13 people are interested
HSHS Hospice Volunteer Belleville area
ORGANIZATION: HSHS Hospice Program
Please visit the new page to apply.
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13 people are interested
Hospice Volunteers
- Support for patients: This can include visiting, reading, taking patients on walks, writing letters for patients, listening to music and providing companionship.
- Respite and support for family members: Volunteers can assist with shopping or light household maintenance, or sit with a patient at home while allowing the family caregivers the opportunity to take care of necessary errands, exercise, or time to be alone.
- Bereavement support programs: Hospice volunteers provide emotional support for family’s members after a loved one has passed away. Volunteers can make phone calls to families, visit with family members and send out bereavement pamphlets and mailings to families. We also offer support groups and memorial services that volunteers can organize.
- Administrative tasks
- Special skills and interests: Any special skills that can brighten a patient or family member’s day such as hair stylist, barber, beautician musician or singer, Art therapy, aromatherapy, therapy dogs and many more.
We provide training virtual and hands on training.
Please visit http://www.hshshospice.org/ learn more about our hospice program.
More opportunities with HSHS Hospice Program
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About HSHS Hospice Program
Location:
2667 Farragut Dr, Springfield, IL 62704, US
Mission Statement
What Does Hospice Do? Provide compassionate care for the patient, helping him or her to manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, and weakness. Preserve the dignity of each patient and ensure the integrity of his/her personal choices. Focus the care on the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the person and his/her family. Provide continuity to the caring process, whether at home, in a long term care facility, or in the hospital. Support family and friends during the period of grief and bereavement.
Description
Hospice is a program that cares for patients who are considered to be in the last phase of life. Hospice provides support and help for these patients and for their families. Hospice is not a place, but a philosophy of care that recognizes that death is likely near and that improving the quality of life has greater importance than increasing the length of life.
The program focuses on helping the patient live well until death comes. Hospice services attend to the emotional needs as well as medical issues. They are provided by a team consisting of our medical director, nurses, social worker, chaplain, hospice aides, volunteers, and volunteer/ bereavement coordinator. All members of the Hospice Team are specially trained in helping people with terminal illness. They know and understand the emotional responses to illness, and they do all they can to ensure that everyday life happens as much as possible for the patient and his/ her family.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
in surrounding areaBelleville, IL 62269
DATE POSTED
August 10, 2021
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Bereavement Support
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Hospice Care
- Spiritual Healing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- We are flexible!