Make a Difference as a Hospice Volunteer

Are you a good listener who enjoys being with other people? Have you been looking for a way to have an impact on someone else’s life? Do you have the capacity to brighten someone’s day?  If so, please consider becoming a volunteer for Regional Hospice and Home Care.

The nonprofit agency is hosting Training Sessions for New Volunteers on March 30, March 31, April 1, April 2, April 6, April 7 and April 8 at its new Center for Comfort Care & Healing, 30 Milestone Road in Danbury. Classes are from 6-9 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Mary Beth Hickey, volunteer manager, at 203.702.7415 or by email at mhickey@regionalhospicect.org for an interview and to fill out an application. Registration with an interview is required in advance of the class session, and attendance at all dates is mandatory to become a Regional Hospice volunteer.

“We are looking for compassionate, caring people who are interested in helping families who have a loved one receiving end-of-life care,” said Hickey. 

Volunteers are needed in a number of capacities, including Family Support, Pet Partners, Pet Peace of Mind, Lobby Greeters at the new Center, Community Bereavement Volunteers, Children’s Bereavement Volunteers, Kitchen Volunteers, Administrative Volunteers and Fundraising/Chapter Volunteers. Some positions are located in the new Center; others include visiting some patients in their homes or other residences, such as assisted-living facilities and hospitals.

In particular, Regional Hospice seeks Veterans to volunteer as they launch their We Honor Veterans program, which will match the Veteran volunteers with Veterans in the care of the hospice.

Training includes information on the hospice philosophy in general, as well as the specific services provided by the Regional Hospice team. The death and dying process is also reviewed in detail. An interview, references and a background check are also required. 

“The schedule for volunteers is very flexible,” said Hickey. “It can be a few hours or a few days each week, depending on the volunteer’s availability.”

Regional Hospice’s team of experienced clinicians have been providing physical, emotional, spiritual and bereavement support to children, adults and their families through our palliative and hospice care program for the past 30 years. The new Center for Comfort Care and Healing is now open! Regional Hospice is a non-profit, state-licensed and Medicare-certified home health care and hospice agency. Now, with the opening of our new private-room, specialty hospital for palliative and end-of-life care — the Center for Comfort Care & Healing — we can bring that same hope and compassionate care close to home and under one roof. For more information, visit www.RegionalHospiceCT.org. Follow us on twitter: @real_hope. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RegionalHospice.    ###

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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