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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
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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) 465-6338.
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