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Hospice Volunteers Make a Difference for Patients

Posted on 6/18/2007

The St. Alexius Hospice program is looking for volunteers to help make a difference in the lives of hospice patients. Volunteers perform a number of activities, such as companionship, respite time for families, errands for the patient, flower delivery, clerical duties or bereavement support.

Hospice is a comprehensive approach in caring for terminally ill patients and providing support to the patient’s family in a home or a home-like setting. Hospice’s goal is to assist in end of life care by providing pain control, physical care and symptom management.

The St. Alexius Home Care & Hospice program will be sponsoring training for new volunteers on Tuesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each evening.

The training focuses on things such as Hospice’s history, the philosophy, home safety and infection control, communication and family dynamics, spirituality, grief and bereavement and care of the dying patient.

If you are interested in becoming a hospice volunteer, contact Wendy at 701-530-4547.

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