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ORGANIZATION: Bailey-Boushay House

  • 29 people are interested
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Better Never Stops

Bailey-Boushay House Volunteers are the hands and feet of our facility and contribute over 500 hours each week in supporting our residents and clients. We are a residential care facility and outpatient facility located in the Madison Park area that has supported those with HIV/AIDS and other life challenges for over 31 years. Bailey-Boushay House provides skilled nursing care in our 24 hour a day in our Residential Care Program and our Outpatient Program supports over 300 individuals living in our community who receive medication management, meals, support groups, community building activities, and outings 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Dogs and Cats and Bunnys, oh my!
We are looking for volunteers who have certification with their trained animal to be part of our Animal Assisted Therapy team via PET PARTNERS. Pets and their owners enhance the support to our 35 bed Residential Care Program. Residents come to us with multiple medical issues including HIV/AIDS, ALS, Huntington's disease and end stage cancers. Some are able to participate in daily activities while others are limited on their time out of their room. Residents truly appreciate the compassionate and unconditional love of a pet. Our Therapy Animals increase the quality of life of our residents simply by their presence- reducing isolation, anxiety, and depression and are a welcomed presence to residents who are in their final days of life.

Pets and their owners are required to have a current certificate from Pet Partners. Pets must have an updated vaccine record. Owners of those pets are required to complete Bailey-Boushay House orientation and other on-line requirements, and be updated on their vaccines as well. A visit to Employee Health is included for this purpose.

Are you and your pet certified through another accredited agency? Let us know!

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About Bailey-Boushay House

Location:

2720 East Madison, Seattle, WA 98112, US

Mission Statement

We provide care to people who are living and dying with AIDS and other life-treatening illness. We provide support to their loved ones in ways that honor privacy, dignity, and diversity. Our team of staff and volunteers provides a full spectrum of compassionate, high-quality care and service, ranging from complex treatment to comfort measures based on residentsâ physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs. Care decisions are reached by residents and their care team in a process which considers resident choice, appropriateness, and effective use of resources.

Description

Two programs are available at Bailey-Boushay House: Adult Day Health (ADH) and the Residential Care Program (RCP). ADH provides care to individuals living with HIV and AIDS who are still living independently in the community. From 8:00 am to 4:00 pm seven days a week nursing care, counseling, food service and social / recreational activities are made available to approximately 120 clients. RCP is a 35 bed residential care facility. It provides 24 hour skilled nursing care to patients who are no longer able to live independently.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Health & Medicine
People with Disabilities
Animals, Health & Medicine, People with Disabilities

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

2720 East MadisonSeattle, WA 98112

(47.62329,-122.296936)
 

SKILLS

  • Animal Therapy

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Minimum commitment is 1-2 shifts per month. Shift lengths are 60-90 minutes long and times are flexible around our resident meal times.
  • Pets and owners required to hold current Pet Partner certification/current shots. Owner required to complete new volunteer training.

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