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7 people are interested
Companionship Volunteers Needed
ORGANIZATION: Elara Caring
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7 people are interested
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Make a real difference in someone’s life!
Elara Caring Hospice, one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, is looking for compassionate volunteers willing to donate their time to provide exceptional end-of-life care to local hospice patients and their families. Elara Caring Hospice is looking for Companion Volunteers who will visit patients in local nursing facilities or in private homes. The Companion Volunteer will provide companionship, play cards/ games, watch TV, take the patient out into the garden area for fresh air, read to the patient, etc. There is no physical care involved.
Hours are very flexible, weekdays, evenings or weekends. Typically, we ask that you visit your assigned patient 1-2 hours per week.
Corpus Christi Hospice Counties Served: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, DeWitt, Duvall, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kennedy, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata.
Reach out today to see who you can provide companionship to in your area.
More opportunities with Elara Caring
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Elara Caring
Location:
4444 Corona Drive, STE 234, Corpus Christi, TX 78411, US
Mission Statement
We provide you the appropriate type of care wherever you call home. Our team’s understanding of a patient's health needs allows us to deliver proactive, customized care that improves quality of life and keeps you comfortable and safe at home. Elara Caring Hospice volunteers are compassionate, giving individuals from all walks of life who share the most precious gift they have - their time - to enhance the lives of others.
Description
Elara Caring is one of the nation’s largest providers of home-based care, with a footprint in the Northeast, Midwest and South. Elara brings together three award-winning organizations - Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care, and Jordan Health Services - into one transformational company, which provides the highest-quality comprehensive care continuum of personal care, skilled home health, hospice care and behavioral health.
Elara Caring leads patients through the post-acute care journey by providing the appropriate level of care, delivered wherever our patients call home. The company’s intimate understanding of its patients’ needs allows it to apply proprietary platforms to deliver proactive, customized care that improves quality of life and keeps patients in their homes.
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
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Corpus Christi, TX 78411
DATE POSTED
June 10, 2024
SKILLS
- Hospice Care
- Spiritual Healing
- Veteran Care
- People Skills
- Music Arts
- Drawing
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Hours are very flexible, weekdays, evenings or weekends. Typically, we ask that you visit your assigned patient 1-2 hours per week.