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If your Nurse or Social Worker has suggested that you have a Hospice or Palliative Care Volunteer, naturally you may have some questions. Our volunteers are carefully screened and receive in-depth training to help prepare them to assist you. Our Volunteer Department is continually evolving as comfort care changes to meet the needs of the patient and their families
A Hospice Volunteer is a specially trained person whose goal is to improve the quality of life of the patient and their family. A volunteer cares, shares, loves, laughs, cries, listens and understands. A volunteer can bring solace and comfort by a gentle touch, a quiet word or a smile. A volunteer is concerned for the welfare of both the patient and the family.
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- Visit in the home, hospital or nursing home
- Run errands (i.e. grocery shopping, post office, dry cleaners)
- Prepare light meals
- Site with a patient so that the caregiver can go out
- Read to the patient, write letters, play cards or simply provide quiet companionship
- Help celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions
- Facilitate family communication
- Be there in times of joy, grief or stress
- Do many things to lighten the burden of illness and make life more meaningful
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Are you interested in becoming a Volunteer, go to “How to Volunteer”
Good Shepherd Hospice—Volunteer Department
In a world where so little comes for free, Good Shepherd Hospice couldn’t be more grateful to the much treasured Volunteer Department and all the wonderful acts of kindness they bestow upon our organization, patients and families on a daily basis. Their generosity is truly appreciated and adds so much to accomplishing the goal Good Shepherd continually strives to reach.
The Volunteer Department continues to evolve as End of Life Care changes to meet the needs of the patient and their families within our care. As no particular skill or abilities are required, only an open heart and mind, there are several different areas where a volunteer might dedicate time. After completing the Volunteer Training Course, the volunteers provide unique care utilizing their own special talents wherever and however they can assist.
Our 200 volunteers come from all walks of life at all ages: police officers, nurses, administrators, stay-at-home moms, students, teachers, and retirees, just to name a few. These individuals donate 2 to 22 hours a week of their time in order to further the mission of Hospice and remain at the heart and sole of our program.
For more information on becoming a volunteer or requesting a volunteer to assist with your needs, please call Marilyn Lisner, Volunteer Director at 631-474-4040, ext. 114.
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