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44 people are interested
Volunteers needed to visit patients Fall River area
ORGANIZATION: Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys company Fall River
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44 people are interested
Are you a caring, compassionate, and reliable individual? Do you aspire to impact someone's life positively, including supporting the incredible staff at our hospice care center?
If you've answered affirmatively, Beacon Hospice Fall River invites you to bestow the gift of your presence!
The requirements are straightforward: companionship, friendship, emotional support, and a listening ear. The seemingly minor things you do can significantly impact a hospice patient's life.
Volunteers may aid patients by:
- Reading, playing cards, enjoying music, engaging in games, sitting silently while holding their hand, or simply being there.
Volunteers are also welcome to knit or crochet blankets for our patients, including those who are veterans. Blankets and quilts in red, white, or blue are continually needed to honor our veterans.
Creating Biography posters - designing a Chart A Life poster that encapsulates a patient's life history and their accomplishments.
Our care center caters to numerous communities, spanning from Fall River, New Bedford, to Brockton, East Bridgewater, Wrentham, and Attleboro, MA.
Reach out today to learn how you can part of an exciting hospice team.
Email helen.burgoyne@amedisys.com to learn more about these exciting opportunities and schedule an interview.
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About Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys company Fall River
Location:
182 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720, US
Mission Statement
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Description
Someone needs your help today...join the volunteers at Beacon Hospice. Your gift is your presence.
No matter who you are, you've got something to offer hospice patients. Typically, the needs are simple - companionship and friendship, emotional support, someone to listen- but the small things you do can make an enormous difference in someone's life. Volunteers are supervised by a volunteer coordinator and supported by other members of the patient care team. The Beacon Hospice approach to care creates a patient and family environment of hope, comfort, and dignity. This approach is extended through our volunteers, who can make an enormous differnece in someone's life.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Fall River, MA 02720
DATE POSTED
June 21, 2024
SKILLS
- Administrative Support
- Animal Therapy
- Hospice Care
- Crocheting
- Knitting
- Music Therapy
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- We ask that you give at least 1 hour a week
- Pass Background/Cori check. Provide negative TB test result, Vaccination card.