A Hospice Patient Visit with your Certified Pet in Ocala
♡ SaveAbout this opportunity
VITAS invites friendly and well-behaved pets to join the Paw PalsSM program, in which animals and theirhumans learn how to visit patients at the end of their life. A registered VITAS Paw PalsSM visitor can offercomfort, bring back memories, encourage activity and provide unconditional love to VITAS patients. Yourvisits leave behind memories of you and your pet, and rekindle thoughts of other pets.Pet visits can sometimes reach a patient when no one else can. Our Paw PalsSM brightens the day foreveryone when they visit.All kinds of pets are invited to join the VITAS Paw Pals Club.Paw PalsSM must be well-groomed, at least one- year old, and have up-to-date health records.For more information about VITAS Volunteer Services visit: https://www.vitas.com/volunteer
About VITAS Healthcare of Marion County
VITAS (r) Healthcare is defined by the needs of the patients and families we serve. In 1978 our first patient, Emmy Philhour, made us this offer: "Help me stay at home, and I’ll teach you how to care for me." We agreed, and this commitment to service and learning still drives us today. Like Emmy, each of the hundreds of thousands of patients and families we’ve served has taught us something about compassionate care. Today, as a leader in the hospice movement in the United States, we are continuing to evolve and meet the changing needs of those with a life-limiting illness and their families. As we adapt to the ever-changing healthcare environment, however, we are guided as always by our VITAS Values.
This opportunity has already taken place.