COURT HOUSE — Heartland Hospice is looking for dedicated, caring volunteers with an interest in visiting hospice patients and their families in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. Volunteer service is based on your choice of commitment. We will place you close to your home to provide a friendly visit to patients who are on their final journey. There are many patients and their families who are waiting for a volunteer to help them. Visits are normally and hour or so, twice a month. Certainly you can find the time to provide this support for your neighbors in need.
Heartland volunteers offer support, companionship and practical, compassionate help for patients and their families. As a volunteer, you determine which tasks you’re best suited to perform including:
· Staying with patients for a few hours so family members can get a much-needed rest
· Reading or writing letters for patient
· Playing or singing soothing music to patient
· Keeping vigil with patients in their final hours
· Providing a friendly visit to lift a patient’s spirits
· Providing special veteran volunteer support to patients who are veterans
· Certified Pet Visitors very much needed
• Bilingual volunteers in demand.
These and other tasks are why hospice volunteers are such an essential part of the Heartland Experience.
Currently we are also in need of military veterans willing to visit other veterans. The need is great for veteran volunteers to visit others who have served our county. The bond is only what another veteran understands.
Volunteer training is offered throughout the year to fit each person’s schedule. Call the volunteer coordinator at (609) 641-4675 for more information. Heartland Hospice service patients in all of southern New Jersey.
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