Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare volunteer training begins Feb. 20
WOOSTER − Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare is offering volunteer training to members of the community who are interested in supporting patients and families facing a life-limiting illness or injury.
The training will be held 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays from Feb. 20-April 24 at the Marilyn B. and Mark E. Gustafson Center for Supportive Care on the Wooster campus of Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, 1900 Akron Road., Wooster.
The focus of the volunteer training is on equipping people to help terminally ill persons live their lives to the fullest for as long as possible, according to a release from hospice.
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare is seeking the following volunteers:
Military veterans willing to support patients who are veterans.
Hairstylists willing to offer haircuts to patients who are no longer able to leave their homes.
Multilingual speakers who can support patients for whom English is a second language.
Volunteers who can help family caregivers by giving them a break or assistance with household tasks.
Animal-assisted therapy volunteers who are willing to visit patients and their families.
The volunteer training addresses the following topics:
Preparation in hospice history and philosophy
Active listening and communication techniques
Pain and symptom control
Hospice care in private homes, nursing homes, and the Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare Stanley C. and Flo K. Gault Inpatient Pavilion
Hands-on care
Infection control
Meeting the emotional needs of dying and grieving persons
Spiritual care of dying and grieving persons
Bereavement care training
An abbreviated training is provided for those who are interested in volunteering at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in a non-patient role, such as administrative support or buildings and grounds work.
For more information email EStoyle@LifeCareHospice.org or call 330-264-4899 or 800-884-6547.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare looking for volunteers; training dates set
