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Companionship Volunteers Wanted!
ORGANIZATION: Elara Caring- Des Plaines and Springfield
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Elara Caring, one of the nation's largest providers of home-based and hospice care, is looking for compassionate volunteers willing to donate their time to provide exceptional end-of-life companionship to local hospice patients and their families. This can include:
-Conversing with patients
-Reading out loud to patients
-Listening to/playing music
-Recording memories via photos and scrapbooks
-Providing grief support to families
Hours are very flexible! You can choose from weekdays, evenings, and weekends. Typically, we ask you to donate an hour of your time once a week.
For any questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at crundblad@elara.com
Thank you for choosing Elara Caring!
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About Elara Caring- Des Plaines and Springfield
Location:
1011 E Touhy Ave, Suite 170, Des Plaines, IL 60018, US
Mission Statement
Elara Caring: The Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: We encourage a philosophy of care that assists patients, caregivers, family and friends during the final stages of terminal illness. We promote dignity and emphasize quality of life for those who choose to enter the final stages of life in familiar surroundings with the ones they love.
Description
Elara Caring (Elara.com) is one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, with a footprint in the Northeast, Midwest and South. Elara Caring provides the highest-quality comprehensive care continuum of personal care, skilled home health, hospice care and behavioral health. The company, comprised of 35,000 caregivers serving over 60,000 patients and their families daily, in 225 locations across 16 states, is focused on providing patients with the "right care, at the right time, in the right place."
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Health & Medicine,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Multiple locations Jacksonville, IL 62650
(39.733936 ,-90.22901 )
DATE POSTED
November 3, 2024
SKILLS
- Nursing
- Bereavement Support
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Hospice Care
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 2-4 Hours per Month
- Physical, Background Check, TB Test