Veterans Needed to Visit Veteran Hospice Patients
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Have you served in the Military?Overlook Hospice is recruiting Veteran volunteers to help our Veteran hospice patients. Veterans have unique needs at end of life which are best served by another Veteran. Your experience helps you relate to and connect with our Veteran patients and their families.What veteran hospice patients need:An opportunity for life review and healingHelp documenting memoriesAssistance with replacing lost medalsAppreciation for their serviceWhat you have to share:Common life experiencesShared language and serviceA mutual code of conduct and honorFirst-hand appreciation of their serviceCultural bonds to foster trustPlease consider participating in this innovative program for serving Veterans at the end of life.If you would like more information please contact Debbie Towne at 508-434-2324 or email at dtowne@overlook-mass.org_________________________________Overlook Hospice is a proud participant in the "We Honor Veterans" program, a collaborative effort between the department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
About Overlook Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Services
Hospice care is considered to be the model for quality and compassionate care for people facing a terminal illness. At the center of hospice care is the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free, with dignity and the comfort of knowing our families will receive the necessary support to allow us to do so.Overlook Hospice Services provides a program of care to meet the needs of individuals, and their caregivers, nearing the end of life’s journey. Skilled professionals and dedicated volunteers help support both the patient and their families. Hospice Services helps relieve the physical, emotional, and social pain, which enables the seriously ill person to life at home with family, comfort and dignity. The support provides help to cope with the circumstances associated with a terminal illnessHospice care is a philosophy of care that accepts dying as a natural part of life. When death is inevitable, hospice seeks neither to hasten nor postpone it.
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