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12 people are interested
Add Kindness and Meaning to an End Of Life Journey
ORGANIZATION: Gentiva Hospice
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12 people are interested
Many of us have experienced a loss in our lives - a sibling, a parent, a grandparent, a child.
Think back on that time - who supported you? Who provided love and compassion to you and your family member? Who made certain you had what you needed, listened while you cried, passed you a tissue, held your hand? Who seemed to know just what to do to make your family member feel a little bit better? Who helped you or them forget their illness for a short time?
For our patients and families with Kindred Hospice - the answer to those questions could be you.
Kindred Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide companionship and support to patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families in your community.
Patient Visit Volunteers provide conversation, leisure activities or a quiet, caring presence. You may also use your education and/or area of expertise to aide our patients and program. Assignments can include art therapy, music therapy and pet therapy. You can reminiscence and use life review techniques such as recording oral histories, storytelling and scrap-booking. Tell us how you would like to share your skills, talents and ideas.
Patient Visit Volunteers may also provide the opportunity for respite to caregivers when a patient resides at home, allowing a caregiver to take time away to care for him/herself.
Volunteers with Kindred Hospice are an important part of a larger team who recognize that psychological, spiritual, and social services, as well as medical/clinical care, can contribute to an improved life quality for patients in the last stages of life. We offer an extensive orientation and ongoing volunteer support.
We serve patients and their families wherever they call home, in a wide range of communities, and will likely offer volunteer opportunities and training close to your home. We ask our volunteers to commit to 2-8 hours of volunteering per month, with flexible schedules. No prior experience is required - only a caring heart and a desire to make a difference to those we serve.
Because we know the first year of grieving can be difficult, we ask volunteers to wait a full year after the death of a close family member before applying for this role.
We ask volunteers to be able to commit for a full year, and be willing to get a background check, drug screen and physical/TB test (paid for by Kindred). Orientation and ongoing training will be provided.
We look forward to meeting you as the newest member of our volunteer team!
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About Gentiva Hospice
Location:
800 Enterprise Drive, Suite 111, Oak Brook, IL 60523, US
Mission Statement
To provide compassionate care and extraordinary service to the patient’s and the families we serve. Be Authentic Show Compassion Embrace Accountability Champion successes (big and small) Innovate the future
Description
Gentiva Hospice is the largest diversified provider of post-acute care services in the United States. Named a Fortune magazine Most Admired Company six years,
Hospice provides a family-oriented model of care designed to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of patients in life's final season. Hospice programs are designed to comfort the patient and family and embraces the classic hospice model.
As a hospice volunteer, you become a valuable part of our care team and play a vital role in improving the quality of life for those in our care. There are so many ways to help; everything from spending time with a patient, running an errand, or doing light housekeeping to even providing invaluable administrative support. Contact us today and our hospice volunteer coordinator will help you find the best way to help.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Berwyn, Stickney, Archer HeightsLittle Village, Forest View, Summit,Bedford Park, Lyons, Burbank, BrookfieldCicero, IL 60804
DATE POSTED
November 3, 2020
SKILLS
- Nursing
- Healthcare
- Hospice Care
- Veteran Care
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2-8 hours a month - one year minimum commitment
- Background check (requires social security number), Health screen, Tb test, Drug Screen