Hospice Care seeks volunteers
Meet Clara, a 97 year old with terminal cancer living with her daughter. Clara’s daughter is very devoted to her mother’s care. She would like to run errands for a couple of hours a week, but she doesn’t have anyone to be with her mom while she is gone.
Meet Tom, a 67 year old with end stage COPD residing in assisted living. His friends don’t live close and his son is in town, but works a lot of hours. Tom is lonely. He would love to play cards or talk about the local sports teams with someone.
Marcie is 102 and sleeps most of the day in her room at the local nursing home. All her friends are gone. She has even outlived her children. Her Power of Attorney would like to have someone sit in Marcie’s room and read scripture to her and hold her hand.
Franciscan Hospice Care is a nonprofit and the oldest hospice care center in this community. In recent months, we have tripled in size.
Franciscan Hospice Care is need of volunteers to keep our patients company and provide respite care for their caregivers. We provide the training to become volunteers to our families.
Are you being called to work with the terminally ill? To discern if this amazing opportunity is for you and begin the application process, contact Elizabeth Berger by phone at 765-423-6924 or email at Elizabeth.Berger@FranciscanAlliance.org. You can also fill out an application online at: https://franciscanhealthcare.formstack.com/forms/hospice_volunteer_application.
