Giving Back
After an experience with hospice, families will often ask us if there is some way they can contribute to the needs of terminally ill patients and their families. One of our most invaluable resources is our volunteer program. Many of our volunteers were previously involved with hospice as family members. How does a volunteer support hospice?
- Providing respite to family
- Socialization: reading, playing cards, sewing, simply being a friendly visitor to a patient
- Office and administrative support
- Offering their unique talents in any way toward supporting patients, families, and the community at-large.
Compassionate Care Hospice's volunteer programs are supervised by a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator, who will provide orientation to hospice, Compassionate Care and some of the healthcare regulations which are important to be aware of.
Immediately following the death of a loved one, some family members want to know how they can help quickly. Another way to give back is through the Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation. Why is a foundation important?
When a person is seriously ill, the bills don't stop. Facing financial difficulty is overwhelming and indisputably adds unbearable stress to the already difficult and heartbreaking situation of a family member who is ill. Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation (CCHF) was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 2004. CCHF was created to collect, manage, and equitably distribute the funds that grateful family and appreciative friends contributed in recognition of the hospice service given to their terminally ill loved ones.
The devastating challenges of serious illness often reach deeper than the psychological, emotional, and physical complications of the illness — so often, there is a hidden and demoralizing financial impact felt by the loss of employment, or the cost of care. During difficult economic times, CCHF focuses on providing the basic care needs first — then additional support services and comfort items when possible. www.cchfoundation.net
