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Compassionate? Become a Hospice Volunteer
Remote, Volunteer must be in or near Lafayette, LA
Details
Available Times:
Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
Time Commitment:
A few hours per month
Commitment Details:
Volunteer as little or as much as you'd like! The amount of time you want to volunteer is up to you! And we respect that!
Recurrence:
Recurring
Volunteers Needed:
10
Cause Areas:
Family, Health & Medicine, Seniors & Retirement, Veterans, Volunteering
Benefits:
Training Provided
Good For:
Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+
Participation Requirements:
Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
Age Requirement:
18+
Other Requirements:
Onboarding requirements may include TB testing
Description
If you have a passion for caring for others and are looking for a way to make a difference in people’s lives, consider becoming a hospice volunteer. As a hospice volunteer you are an important part of our hospice care team, you can help improve the quality of life for our patients, their families and their caregivers.
Currently looking for volunteers for:
Opportunities Available:
- Offering companionship
- Making weekly telephone calls
- Veteran to Veteran visits
- Help by grocery shopping and/or running errands for patient/families.
- Provide respite for caregivers while visiting with the patient.
- Deliver Birthday gifts!
- Write Pen Pal Letters
Special Projects:
- Creating Chart-a-life posters, grief journals
- Crafting and delivering seasonal gifts to patients.
- Sending birthday cards
- Bereavement Mailings and phone calls.
Professional Volunteers, using your talents:
- Massage/Reiki/and other alternative therapies
- Music therapy
- Art therapy
- Hairdresser/barber
- Pet Therapy
- Videographer, Photographer
Location
Remote
Volunteer must be in or near Lafayette, LA
Associated Location
Amedisys Hospice
4021-B Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Suit 101, Lafayette, Louisiana, US
Please fill out this form
Instructions:
You can apply directly with this link https://bttr.im/ijebu
