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Countries/States Served:
VA
People Utilized or Employed:
Trainable Volunteers, Quilters/Sewing, Care Giver, Ministry, Massage Therapist, music therapy, Physical Therapy
Types of Students Allowed:
Medical Students, Premedical Students, Dental Students, Predental Students, Nursing Students, Prenursing Students, Pharmacy Students, Veterinary Students, Preveterinary Students, Optometry Students, Preoptometry Students |
Program Length:
Short Term (Less than 1 month) and Long Term (Greater than 1 month)
Language Skills:
English, Spanish
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Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information)
Mission: To affirm life during its final stages by providing holistic compassionate care to patients and their families; by providing access to hospice care for underserved or difficult to serve populations; by wise and efficient use of available resources, and by educating the community.
Description: Founded in 1993, Compassionate Care Hospice is a community-based organization committed to providing the highest quality hospice car to patients, their families and close friends throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, South Dakota, and Texas.
We care for terminally ill patients with a wide range of illnesses including cancer, advanced cardiac disorders, advanced neurological disorders, AIDS, ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease), Multiple Sclerosis and any end stage disease.
Care is delivered by a team of physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, bereavement coordinator, pastoral counselor and volunteers. Under the direction of the patients physician and our hospice medical director, the team follows a personalized plan of physical, emotional and spiritual care. The plan is continually reviewed and adapted to meet the patients changing needs.
At Compassionate Care we are committed to quality of life, which enables patients to remain in the comfort and privacy of their own homes, with their loved ones. We provide the special care and services that make that choice possible.
HOW CAN VOLUNTEERS HELP?
We provide specialized care and support for our patients and their families. Volunteers play a vital role in our services.
Contributing Support For:
Patients — Companionship, reading, taking walks, letter writing, listening to music, other activities.
Families — Assist with shopping and other errands, supporting family through visits and respite.
Staff — Office support, including copying, filing, to support hospice staff while they provide care.
Bereavement — Working closely with bereavement staff, assisting with support groups and mailings.
Professionals — Providing licensed professional care, such as massage therapy or beautician services.
Giving That Gives Back
Personally gratifying to assist those in need at a critical point in their lives.
Helping those with limited life expectancy is not about dying but about living.
Gaining valuable skills in our training program to equip you for this challenging work.
Making a difference whether you have just an hour or two, a week, or several days a month.
PATIENT CARE VOLUNTEER
reports to: Volunteer Coordinator
The Patient Care Volunteer provides patient care and support services that enhance the quality of life for patients and their families, such as grocery shopping, providing companionship, or prepare a snack as required.
OFFICE VOLUNTEER
reports to: Volunteer Coordinator
Assists the clinical department in matters associated with day to day operations such as recordkeeping, answering the telephone, filing and other support tasks as required.
PET THERAPY VOLUNTEER
reports to: Volunteer Coordinator
The Pet Therapy Volunteer provides support services in compliance with hospice policies. The Pet-Therapy Certified pet is utilized therapeutically to implement the hospice plan of care, providing tactile stimulation, aid in relaxation, companionship, and other quality of life benefits to patients.
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