Last month we highlighted all the ways hospice volunteers bring joy, ease, and enhanced quality of remaining life to our hospice clients. However, humans aren’t the only ones who bring warmth and cheer into our client’s households. Our four- (and sometimes three-) legged pet volunteers leave warmer hearts and broad smiles wherever they visit.
Pets play a huge role in the palliative and home care worlds, and we utilize our animal volunteers in a range of settings - from nursing homes and hospitals to people’s homes and our own hospice house. Read the rest of this article at https://hospice.me/the-role-of-pets-in-hospice-care/ We often say that hospice isn’t just for clients; it’s for families too. Hospice volunteers are an essential part of that family support system, offering just about every service, task, chore, or other type of support imaginable.
And when we say essential, we mean essential. When hospice was established as a free service to all in 1982, the ensuing Medicare laws required that trained volunteers account for at least five percent of the hospice provider’s total patient care hours. Without our volunteers, we would lose our Medicare compliance and funding. We want to spread the good word about all the amazing ways our hospice volunteers support our hospice agency, clients, and their families. Read the rest of this article at https://hospice.me/the-role-of-hospice-volunteers/ |
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