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Acclaim Hospice and Palliative Care |
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2800 Corporate Exchange DriveColumbus, Ohio 43131 Contact Emily Prieto,
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, 614-890-8900 Description Volunteers play an important role on the Acclaim Hospice team. They provide encouragement and companionship to their patients and families. Caring people who believe in the hospice philosophy are given a specialized training program to better enable them to provide emotional support to patients and families. Other services performed by volunteers include: - Provide companionship for the patient or family, such as reading a book, playing a game, or just being a good listener
- Running errands for patients
- Performing clerical duties in the office
- Educating the community about the value of Hospice Volunteers
Acclaim Hospice and Palliative Care embraces the traditional hospice concept of family-oriented care focused on the patient’s comfort and quality of living in life’s final season. Their commitment is to deliver quality care to our patients with life-limiting illnesses. Their goal is to improve the quality of life by designing care to meet patient and family emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Opportunity | Activities Include | Time Commitment | Age | Comments | PatientFocus | - Provide friendly visits and conversation
- Read books, newspaper, poetry
- Watch tv or movies
- Bake cookies/bread and deliver
- Play cards, games, musical instruments
| 2-4 visits a month, flexible schedule | 16+ | - Location: in patient’s private home or nursing home
- Appropriate for individuals on ongoing basis
- Appropriate for groups for special events and holiday projects
| Administrative | - Filing
- Deliver supplies
- Fulfill intake packets
- Prepare medical record and legal packets
- Answer phones
| Monday-Friday, flexible schedule | 16+ | - Location: office in Westerville; some tasks can be done from your home
- Appropriate for individuals on ongoing basis
- Appropriate for groups when special projects are available
| Bereavement | - Call families
- Mailings (send condolence cards on behalf of care team and thank you notes for donations)
| Any, flexible schedule | 16+ | | Tuck-in | - Call families and patients just to say hello and check in
- Call families and patients on Thursdays to see what supplies will be needed over the weekend
- Deliver supplies over the weekend
| Thursday through Sundays, flexible schedule | | | Handy Man | - Rake and bag leaves
- Shovel snowy sidewalks/driveways
- Light home-repair
| Flexible schedule | 16+ | - Serve patients receiving hospice care in their private home
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