Elara Caring- Des Plaines and Springfield

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1011 E Touhy AveSuite 170Des Plaines, IL 60018 United States

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Companionship Volunteers Needed for Hospice!

Flexible Schedule | Springfield, IL 62703

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 Onboarding requirements include: IDPH background check, yearly TB test, and Physical exam 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!

Date Posted: 2024-11-03
Companionship Volunteers needed for Hospice

Flexible Schedule | Bartlett, IL 60103

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. We are officially accepting in-person volunteers! This includes: Reading stories Making crafts Playing games Having a meaningful chat And providing emotional support for a patient as they navigate hospice care 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. The onboarding process includes a background check, TB test, and physical done at most 6 months ago to maintain compliance with the Illinois Department of Public Health. For any questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at crundblad@elara.com

Date Posted: 2024-11-03
Hospice Volunteers Needed in Oak Brook and Oakbrook Terrace

Flexible Schedule | Villa Park, IL 60181

Make a real different in someone’s life! Elara Caring Hospice, a leading care provider in the Midwest, 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 or offer 1-2 hours per week or work in the office. For more information, contact Christian at crundblad@elara.com.

Date Posted: 2024-11-03
Companionship Volunteers needed for Hospice

Flexible Schedule | Des Plaines, IL 60018

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. We are officially accepting in-person volunteers! This includes: Reading stories Making crafts Playing games Having a meaningful chat And providing emotional support for a patient as they navigate hospice care 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. The onboarding process includes a background check, TB test, and physical from at most 6 months ago to maintain compliance with the Illinois Department of Public Health. For any questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at crundblad@elara.com

Date Posted: 2024-11-03
Companionship Volunteers Wanted!

Flexible Schedule | Jacksonville, IL 62650

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!

Date Posted: 2024-11-03

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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.

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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."

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Because most of my friends would like to become a social worker and I think this will help then and they can learn from it.

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