Veteran-to-Veteran Support Volunteer and Friend in Lake Zurich, Kildeer and Hawthorn Woods area

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Gentiva Hospice is a level IV partner with the We Honor Veterans program and are seeking Veteran volunteers to provide companionship and support to Veteran patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families in your community.

Veteran Volunteers may make visits to Veteran patients in which you provide companionship and socialization through leisure activities, caring presence and reminiscence and life review. Or you may
attend and help with Veteran pinning ceremonies, either one on one with a hospice patient or at a community organized event.

Veteran 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 Gentiva 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.

Gentiva serves patients and their families in a wide range of communities, and will likely offer volunteer opportunities and training close to your home.