Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice Offers November Volunteer Training

Volunteers play a vital role as members of the hospice care team. Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice, a service of Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, seeks volunteers to support patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses locally. A new volunteer training will be offered on November 29 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Volunteers support hospice patients and their families providing a variety of services including respite care, shopping, delivery of medications and supplies, transportation support, massage, beautician and barber services and gardening.  Volunteers also serve as ambassadors sharing information about hospice care, as friendly visitors and in office support roles. Volunteer training acquaints new volunteers with information on

• History and goals of end-of-life care
• Hospice history
• Role of volunteers and volunteer opportunities
• Confidentiality, infection control, and safety
• Boundaries
• Effective listening
• Loss and grief

Information about volunteering is available by contacting Tami Clark at Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice at tclark@ohioscommunitymercyhospice.org or by calling 937-390-9665

Applications are also available here.