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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75231
You and your pet are special! As a trained Seasons Hospice Direct Patient Care Volunteer and member of the Loyal Friends Pet Team, you have offered to give time to visit hospice patients and families who would not ordinarily have the benefit of animal companionship. Loyal Friends Pet Team Volunteers share the "unconditional love" of their dog with others. Loyal Friends Pet Team is a true partnership in care which we are confident will bring many hours of joy to patients, family members and staff of AccentCare Hospice & Palliative Care. We look forward to working with each volunteer who chooses this special gift of hospice volunteer service.
Date Posted: May 23, 2023
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Aug 20
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10:00 AM
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02:00 PM
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Dallas, TX 75231
I spent an hour with our patient and her husband. They loved the flowers I brought for her. I also got them dinner from Whole Foods and her husband couldn’t believe it. I told her the flowers were her husband’s idea and he gladly took credit with a proud smile. He cherishes her like a prized jewel as she rests in her hospital bed. We sang songs and laughed together. She was in minimal pain but high spirits. As I left she said "I love you". I told them that I’ll be back Monday and we agreed to open a bottle of red wine together to share. ~ A story from a hospice volunteer team member, written by Nischelle Reagan, Manager of Community Outreach & Volunteer Programs ... We would gladly welcome you to join our team who creates beautiful fresh flower arrangements that are gifted to patients and families throughout the week.
Date Posted: May 23, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75231
Volunteering with AccentCare Hospice is a selfless mission of compassionate presence. Time with our patients is when we begin to deeply understand that who we are is a gift to be given. It is a time to see the truth and reality that our patients are a treasure to be received in a delicate exchange. As a member of our patient care team, you will bring joy to our patients and families through meaningful connection. The cyclical nature of giving and receiving fuels our hospice community. Through intentional and collaborative planning, we create an experience that simulates activities and environments our patients enjoy. As you give your time to listen to life stories, share hobbies and reflectively interact as our patients share hopes and fears they face every day, you will participate alongside your patient as they live life in the transition. You will bring calm reassurance that what matters most is not how much time we have, it is how we live each present moment. Being part of the AccentCare Volunteer Team carries the responsibility of becoming an advocate for our patients. You will have opportunities to play board games with your patient or sit peacefully while reading aloud your patient’s favorite novel. Your patient might ask you to take them to the piano to play their favorite songs and reminisce their favorite days as a concert pianist. There will be other moments when you sit close, holding your patient’s hand as you sing their favorite Frank Sinatra song. As a volunteer care team member, there are several programs to support your community through your passions and hobbies.
Date Posted: May 23, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75201
Dance With Me It is late Friday night and I’m sitting vigil. His son is exhausted from work and needed some time to go to his home and sleep. We are listening to Etta James "At Last" and as I sing to him, he whispers the words and taps his finger on the hospital bed railing to the sway of Etta’s soulful sound. I ask him if he’ll dance with me. We hold hands and he whispers "I love you." ~A vigil experience from Manager of Volunteer Services, Nischelle Reagan No One Dies Alone Program With us, no one dies alone. Our No One Dies Alone volunteers are specially trained to wait with our patients as their time of transition draws close. We support our patients as they are in their final 24-48 hours, especially if they live alone and are without family or friends. Our team is as committed to medical and safety guidelines as it is prepared to advocate on behalf of our loved ones in the midst of challenging times. We sit bedside and hold the hand of our patients, we read poems to them, we listen to their favorite music as they lay with shallow breath. We master the art of being present beside our patients and are always accessible to the family in the most challenging of circumstances. We are fiercely compassionate and vigilantly support each patient, so that no one dies alone.
Date Posted: May 23, 2023
