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Patient Care Volunteer and Friend

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Springfield, IL
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays daytime, evenings, Weekends daytime, evenings
    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    Make visits based around your availability
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    3
    Cause Areas:
    Education, Family, Health & Medicine, Job & Workplace, Volunteering
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation

    Description

    Gentiva Hospice is seeking volunteers to provide companionship and support to patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families in your community.

    Patient Visit Volunteers provide conversation, leisure activities or a quiet, caring presence. You may also use your education and/or area of expertise to aide our patients and program. Assignments can include art therapy; horticultural therapy; music for relaxation; pet therapy; and reminiscence / life review techniques such as recording oral histories, storytelling and scrapbooking. Tell us how you would like to share your skills, talents and ideas.

    Patient Visit Volunteers may also provide the opportunity for respite to caregivers when a patient resides at home, allowing a caregiver to take time away to care for him/herself.

    Volunteers with Gentiva Hospice are an important part of a larger team who recognize that psychological, spiritual, and social services, as well as medical/clinical care, can contribute to an improved life quality for patients in the last stages of life. We offer an extensive orientation and ongoing volunteer support.

    Gentiva Hospice serves patients and their families in a wide range of communities, and will likely offe

    Location

    On-site

    Gentiva Hospice (exact address will be given upon volunteer assignment)

    2815 Old Jacksonville Rd, Springfield, IL 62704, USA
    Suite 201

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