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HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING OFFERED AT MEDICAL CENTER
The Hackensack University Medical Center Hospice Program will be offering a training program for prospective volunteers, at no cost to the individuals participating. The program will begin on Thursday, May 15 and continue each subsequent Thursday through June 26. Each session begins at 6 p.m. and concludes promptly at 8:30 p.m. All sessions will be held at the Hospice Office, located at 25 East Salem Street, Hackensack. Pre-registration and an interview are required.
The Hospice Program is a service designed to help terminally ill patients and their families through the illness and the bereavement process that follows. Hospice volunteers visit with patients to offer support and companionship or to provide respite time for the primary care person. Hospice volunteers may help with the patient’s personal care, run errands, perform household tasks or assist in other ways, which help the family during their time of crisis. Volunteers also help with clerical duties in the Hospice Office. The Hospice Program at the medical center invites all ages, male and female, to enroll in the course.
The training covers topics such as family dynamics, listening skills, the hospice philosophy of care, pain management and personal feelings about death and dying. To learn more about joining this special “team of volunteers,” please call Lil Loughlin, Volunteer Coordinator at the Hospice Program at the medical center at (201) 342-7766 or (201) 996-5471.
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