AccentCare

Description

AccentCare strives to provide excellence in end-of-life care for patients and their familes. AccentCare has developed several specialty roles, which allow volunteers to utilize their own strengths and interests. This offers a meaningful and rewarding volunteer experience, and enhances the quality of life for our patients and families. AccentCare is always looking for caring and dependable individulas who are interested in giving their time to patient care and/ or willing to assist in the office with administrative duties. Involement in this program can be beneficial for both our hospice patients and volunteers. AccentCare perceives Volunteers as an essential part of the hospice team.

How Volunteers Help:
- Offering compassionate friendship
- Giving companionship to caregiver
- Reading
- Writing letters and cards
- Holding Hands
- Listening
- Helping patient write his/ her life story
- Working on crafts or other projects
- Helping with Makeup or Hair
- Playing cards or other games
- Providing short term- breaks for caregivers