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VNA Health is looking for Certified Massage Therapists to volunteer with hospice patients! Massage Therapists Ease the Pain of Hospice Patients The following are excerpts from an article written by By Kate Ruder, KFF Health News: https://rethinking65.com/2023/07/10/massage-therapists-ease-the-pain-of-hospice-patients/ Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as "whispering to the body through touch." "It’s much lighter work. It’s nurturing. It’s slow," said Streim, a licensed massage therapist. Massage therapy for someone near the end of life looks and feels different from a spa treatment. Some people stay clothed or lie in bed. Others sit up in their wheelchairs. Streim avoids touching bedsores and fresh surgery wounds and describes her work as "meditating and moving at the same time." She recalled massaging the shoulders, hands, and feet of one client as he sat in his favorite recliner and watched baseball on TV in the final weeks of his life. "When you’re dying and somebody touches you without expectation of anything in return, you just get to be," said Streim. "All hospices, not-for-profit or for profit alike, should aim to include medically-trained massage therapists as part of best holistic care," Hunter Groninger, a professor of medicine at Georgetown University who directs palliative care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., wrote in an email. Employing these specialists is beneficial and does not diminish the important service of volunteers, particularly in end-of-life care, he added. In a recent clinical trial of 387 patients in palliative care at MedStar, including some nearing the end of their lives, Groninger, Cates, Jordan, and other co-authors found that massage therapy improved quality of life.
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Lompoc, CA 93436
Patient care volunteers are important members of the Hospice Care Team. They offer the kind of help a friendly neighbor would. VNA Health has a variety of volunteer options. Some of the ways our volunteers help hospice families include shopping or running errands, reading or letter writing, filling in to give family caregivers a break, or simply offering companionship and listening. They typically visit a patient an average of once a week, for 1 hour.
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Lompoc, CA 93436
Provide music services to hospice patients in their home or nursing facility. In many ancient civilizations, one of music's primary purposes is healing. Today, scientific research has confirmed music's therapeutic ability to lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, enhance concentration, and improve overall well-being.
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Lompoc, CA 93436
Support patients who are at the end of their life by providing your nail technician services in their homes or at a skilled nursing facility. This type of support promotes feelings of compassion and dignity for hospice patients. Patient care volunteers are an integral part of the Hospice Care Team, providing the type of assistance that a friendly neighbor would offer to those in need. Nail Technician license required. Go to this website to fill out the online application: https://app.betterimpact.com/Application?OrganizationGuid=ead852d9-84e1-4b43-9338-2e886e3faba2&ApplicationFormNumber=1
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Lompoc, CA 93436
Support end of life patients (hospice) by taking your barber service to their home or a skilled nursing facility. For a hospice patient that is at the end of life, this kind of treatment will support feelings of Compassion and Dignity. Barber license required. Patient care volunteers are important members of the Hospice Care Team. They offer the kind of help a friendly neighbor would. Go to this website to fill out the online application: https://app.betterimpact.com/Application?OrganizationGuid=ead852d9-84e1-4b43-9338-2e886e3faba2&ApplicationFormNumber=1
Date Posted: 2024-12-16