Sholom Hospice offers special training for individuals interested in becoming hospice volunteers.
Trained volunteers provide a variety of services focused on companionship and support for the patient and respite for the caregiver.
As a volunteer, you will be an important part of an interdisciplinary team to provide support to a patient, respite and support for family members, bereavement support programs and fundraising. Hospice volunteers consistently report that helping the terminally ill through Hospice is not about dying but about living.
Hospice training topics include:
Explore the rewards of volunteering - contact Sholom Hospice Volunteer Coordinator Judy Marcus at (952) 542-4840 or by email.
Family's first experience with hospice, we were all extremely impressed with the program and were so thankful for such a wonderful program. Keep up the good work. Thank all of you for your excellent care of our mother.
They made it possible for my mother to die at home- that was a blessing for my mother and our family.
The hospice team did a fantastic job. They were a great help and comfort.