Your Presence Matters-Become a Hospice Volunteer
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Ascend Hospice provides patients, with life limiting condition, the opportunity to live life more fully with control, comfort, and dignity. Our team provides exceptional care including emotional and spiritual support. Volunteers are the heart of hospice and a vital member of our hospice team.We are currently seeking volunteers to provide companionship and supportive visits to our patients and respite to their loved ones. Volunteers can help by making friendly visits, reading to patients, writing letters, and much more. One of the most important things the volunteer can offer is being "present", listen, share quiet moments of contemplation or offer a gentle touch when needed.Hospice training is provided. In keeping with Medicare requirements background, DMV, and medical clearances are a part of the training process.Please contact Marina McGough at marina.mcgough@ascendhealth.com
About Ascend Hospice
Ascend Hospice, formerly Care Alternatives, is committed to providing extremely exceptional care and services with integrity and compassion. Founded in 1995, Ascend Hospice is a nondenominational, multicultural hospice and palliative care provider built on the belief that hospice services should reflect the life we live - one lived fully and with dignity. With offices in Kansas and Missouri, the company currently provides care for patients in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, hospitals and private homes. Dedicated to a holistic approach, Ascend Hospice’s expert interdisciplinary teams provide state-of-the art hospice care, including pain control and symptom management through holistic and traditional therapies, as well as emotional support for patients and families
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