There is no time like the present to add life to each day of a hospice patient. That is exactly what hospice volunteers do. They provide companionship and support to the terminally ill and their loved ones. They share stories, write letters, provide a listening ear, and more. All because they care.
Rock River Hospice and Home (RRHH), a United Way Agency, is challenging individuals to put caring into action. RRHH will have a spring volunteer training session on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the office, 2706 Avenue East, Sterling, IL, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
There is also an online training available for those who are unable to attend. If you are interested, please call Alisa at 815-625-3858 to register.
A hospice volunteer fills many roles through direct patient care, serving on the baking brigade, or assisting with a variety of special events or office duties. The training session will focus on direct patient care volunteering. Direct care volunteers are assigned a patient and family, and they visit as needed.
Training covers a wide range of information, including patient-family dynamics, personal death awareness, grief, bereavement, spirituality, and documentation.
“Being a hospice volunteer has helped me to cherish the beauty of life until its very end here on earth. There is no better feeling than to be able to comfort those in need, and to help make someone’s (and their family’s) last days the best possible,” said Regina Egan, a RRHH volunteer.
To make a difference in someone’s life, become a hospice volunteer, by calling Alisa Wolf at 815-625-3858.