Nonprofit
Published 3 months ago
COMPANION & PATIENT SUPPORT
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Harrisburg, PA
Details
Available Times:
Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
Time Commitment:
A few hours per month
Commitment Details:
As flexible as you choose! But it is recommended that a half hour to an hour visit be made weekly to develop a relationship.
Recurrence:
Recurring
Volunteers Needed:
15
Cause Areas:
Arts & Music, Community Development, Family, Health & Medicine, Seniors & Retirement
Good For:
Age 55+
Participation Requirements:
Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
Age Requirement:
18+
Other Requirements:
2-Step PPD Test (TB Test) - cost paid by Homeland Hospice
Description
Volunteers are especially needed in Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, and York counties.
YOU can make a difference in the life of a patient and their family!
How can you make that happen?
- Offer companionship and share a few hours of your time each month
- Offer a smile, a hug, a kind word
- Listen
- Reminisce
- Be a presence for someone who is lonely
- Sit with a patient to give a weary caregiver a much needed break
- Run errands or do chores for someone who has diminished mobility
- Read or provide music (instrument, singing, or cell phone!)
- Share your certified/trained best friend (dog, cat, bunny, miniature horse!) and see a face light up immediately!
Hospice volunteers make an AMAZING difference! And, serving with us provides volunteers with the self-satisfaction that they are part of a team whose goal is to provide patients, caregivers, and families with the most comfortable and compassionate end-of-life experience possible.
Needs exist today - in your community - and we would welcome the opportunity to talk more with you about how to get connected!
- Homeland Hospice's office is located in Harrisburg, but serves 14 South Central PA counties, including - Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, and York. Volunteers share where it is that they would like to serve - near home or work, in a patient's home or a facility.
- All CDC guidelines are followed and education on safe visiting is provided.
BECOME PART OF A TEAM THAT PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DURING THE END STAGES OF LIFE
Location
On-site
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
