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3 people are interested
Love is a Wet Nose! Join Love on Leashes Pet Team
ORGANIZATION: APEX Hospice and Palliative Care
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3 people are interested
Hospice Volunteer Opportunity
We are currently seeking friendly, well-mannered and calm pets to join Love on Leashes Pet Team serving hospice patients and families throughout the Chicagoland area. We have a special need for Pet Teams in the South and Southwest communities. Opportunities to visit patients are opening up every day so this is the perfect time to train as a hospice volunteer.
Patients yearn for pet companionship. Love On Leashes provides comfort and even a few wet kisses to our terminally ill patients and families. Symptoms such as anxiety and even pain can be redirected with a friendly pet visit. Pet visits stimulate long term memory support and add quality of life to the end of life. You are needed!
Dogs and cats must be certified in Animal Assisted Activities, carry insurance through their certifying agency, be interviewed and possess the appropriate documentation with both the certifying agency and ours prior to patient visits. Volunteer training is provided free of charge remotely for your convenience.
More opportunities with APEX Hospice and Palliative Care
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About APEX Hospice and Palliative Care
Location:
510 Oakmont Lane, Westmont, IL 60559, US
Mission Statement
Our team of hospice experts is committed to providing excellent care that promotes dignity, respect, choice and voice to those patients and their families with a chronic or end of life illness.
Description
APEX Hospice and Palliative Care seeks to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and families who are facing a terminal illness. We focus on quality of life by providing comfort, company and active treatment of distressing symptoms, with the patient and their family as the focus of care.
Volunteers are an integral part of the Apex team and can find meaning, purpose and peace in supporting patients and loved ones during this time. Apex Hospice has successfully placed volunteers in roles that add to the quality of life of the patient and family while using the gifts of the volunteers. Learn more about volunteering as a patient companion, music companion, respite caregiver or errand runner .
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Oak Lawn, IL 60453
DATE POSTED
July 20, 2022
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
- Animal Therapy
- Hospice Care
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Assignments are flexible, close to home, work or school and based on your availability.
- Background Check, TB Testing, Drug Screen and Physical are all provided free of charge. COVID Vaccines are required for all direct patient contact volunteers.