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A Friendly Visit to Hospice Patients and their Families

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ORGANIZATION: VITAS Healthcare of Marion County

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VITAS is looking for kind and caring volunteers to help terminally ill patients and their families. When you make friendly visits, run simple errands, provide a listening ear, and offer the gift of friendship at a crucial time, you can make a real difference in another's life. Yours, too! Take advantage of numerous volunteer opportunities, including: · Sitting with a patient while the caregiver takes a break · Making friendly visits to patients and their families at home or in a nursing home · Driving a patient to appointments · Accompanying a patient to a church function, wedding, beauty shop, play, or ballgame · Running errands to the grocery store, drug store, or post office · Assisting with programs and special events VITAS provides free training and orientation for volunteers to help learn the skills required to be an outstanding hospice volunteer. Volunteering also strengthens your resume for a post-college career. For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services, visit https://www.vitas.com/volunteer.

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About VITAS Healthcare of Marion County

Location:

1930 SW 38th Ave, Suite 101, Ocala, FL 34474, US

Mission Statement

VITAS Healthcare's mission is to preserve the quality of life for those with a limited time to live. They strive to provide compassionate, patient-centered care, focusing on comfort, dignity, and overall well-being for individuals and their families facing end-of-life challenges.

Description

VITAS (r) Healthcare is defined by the needs of the patients and families we serve. In 1978 our first patient, Emmy Philhour, made us this offer: "Help me stay at home, and I’ll teach you how to care for me." We agreed, and this commitment to service and learning still drives us today.

Like Emmy, each of the hundreds of thousands of patients and families we’ve served has taught us something about compassionate care. Today, as a leader in the hospice movement in the United States, we are continuing to evolve and meet the changing needs of those with a life-limiting illness and their families. As we adapt to the ever-changing healthcare environment, however, we are guided as always by our VITAS Values.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Seniors
Women
Animals, Seniors, Women

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

1930 SW 38th AveSuite 101Ocala, FL 34474

(29.16883,-82.18645)
 

SKILLS

  • Housekeeping
  • Sewing
  • English
  • People Skills
  • Verbal / Written Communication
  • Music Therapy

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training

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