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What do Palliative care volunteers
do?
Palliative care volunteers :
- provide comfort and support to people and families living
with terminal illness in the home, hospital, hospices, and
palliative care units
- provide contact with families through the time of bereavement
following death
- Do special tasks such as help with baking, hosting weekly
Teas, provide musical entertainment, etc.
Who is a palliative care volunteer?
A palliative care volunteer is someone who:
- Is 18 years or older
- receives training and ongoing support
- enjoys meeting people
- is comfortable being with someone who is terminally ill
- is an important part of the palliative care team
- commits a minimum of 3 hours of their time a week for
at least 3 months or more
- wants to make a difference in their own lives and the
lives of those they visit.
What qualifications does a palliative
care volunteer need?
Palliative Care Volunteers:
- must successfully complete a screening questionnaire
and interview with the volunteer manager
- complete a 27 hour Palliative Care Training Course
Where do I call for more information about volunteering?
- The Regional Palliative Care Program at 735-7643
- Or contact the volunteer departments at
- Continuing Care Centres:
- Edmonton General: 482-8419
- Norwood: 238-9346
- St Joseph's Auxillary: 430-9110
- Youville Home: 460-6923
- Community Hospital and Health Care Centres:
- Grey Nuns: 735-7281
- Sturgeon: 460-6375
- Hospitals:
- Royal Alexandra: 735-4430
- University of Alberta Hospital: 407-8428
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Home Care: 496-1300
Compassionate Care for the Terminally
Ill
Compassionate Care for the Terminally Ill is a certificate
consisting of four non-credit courses designed to provide
knowledge and skills for people who are caring for the terminally
ill. Individuals enrolled in these distance-delivery courses
will increase their awareness and understanding of the physical,
social, emotional, and spiritual aspects of palliative care.
Contact Marilyn at (780) 497-5727 or romanykm@macewan.ca for
further information.
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