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Denver, CO 80205
CARE. A simple but powerful word. If you have the capacity to care about others, to show compassion, to listen to stories, then you have what it takes to become a hospice volunteer. Your neighbors in the Denver Metro area need your help to support them in their hospice journey. No medical or personal care involved - just simple presence. Companionship visits are simple, caring interactions but mean the world to our patients. Some of our patients appreciate companions that will brush their hair or lotion their arms, others reading or listening to music, sometimes just being present while they nap or watch a movie. That companionship allows temporary caregiver relief, so they can get groceries or just take a nap. Companionship is presence, not physical caretaker or aide support. If you have completed volunteer training with another hospice, some of it is transferrable. Please get in touch if you are ready to dive in, we have a few patients in the area requesting support. Volunteer training is provided as well as ongoing support and education opportunities to be sure you feel ready and equipped to help our patients. We look forward to connecting with you!
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Littleton, CO 80120
CARE. A simple but powerful word. If you have the capacity to care about others, to show compassion, to listen to stories, then you have what it takes to become a hospice volunteer. Your neighbors in the Littleton area need your help to support them in their hospice journey. No medical or personal care involved - just simple presence. Companionship visits are simple, caring interactions but mean the world to our patients. Some of our patients appreciate companions that will brush their hair or lotion their arms, others reading or listening to music, sometimes just being present while they nap or watch a movie. That companionship allows temporary caregiver relief, so they can get groceries or just take a nap. Companionship is presence, not physical caretaker or aide support. If you have completed volunteer training with another hospice, some of it is transferrable. Please get in touch if you are ready to dive in, we have a few patients in the area requesting support. Volunteer training is provided as well as ongoing support and education opportunities to be sure you feel ready and equipped to help our patients. We look forward to connecting with you!
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Denver, CO 80206
Accencare Hospice is looking to for Pre-Medical and Medical School Students to join our interdisciplinary team for an exciting volunteer and educational opportunity. Together, we will explore disease from the perspective of being more than just a physical experience. This is an opportunity to personally engage the emotional and spiritual needs and realities of patients with terminal illness. As a Accentcare Hospice Volunteer you Will be responsible for patient visits a few times a month. This can consist of being an active presence, deep listener, as well as as a myriad of other creative opportunities. - "I learned about a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasn’t one of them. Although I was given a dry, leathery corpse to dissect in my first term, that was solely a way to learn about human anatomy. Our textbooks had almost nothing on aging or frailty or dying. How the process unfolds, how people experience the end of their lives, and how it affects those around them seemed beside the point. The way we saw it, and the way our professors saw it, the purpose of medical schooling was to teach how to save lives, not how to tend to their demise." ? Dr Atul Gawande,Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Date Posted: 2024-10-28
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Flexible Schedule
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Aurora, CO 80014
CARE. A simple but powerful word. If you have the capacity to care about others, to show compassion, to listen to stories, then you have what it takes to become a hospice volunteer. Your neighbors in the Littleton area need your help to support them in their hospice journey. No medical or personal care involved - just simple presence. Companionship visits are simple, caring interactions but mean the world to our patients. Some of our patients appreciate companions that will brush their hair or lotion their arms, others reading or listening to music, sometimes just being present while they nap or watch a movie. That companionship allows temporary caregiver relief, so they can get groceries or just take a nap. Companionship is presence, not physical caretaker or aide support. If you have completed volunteer training with another hospice, some of it is transferrable. Please get in touch if you are ready to dive in, we have a few patients in the area requesting support. Volunteer training is provided as well as ongoing support and education opportunities to be sure you feel ready and equipped to help our patients. We look forward to connecting with you!
Date Posted: 2024-10-28