Volunteer: Spread Cheer - Be a Hospice Volunteer

Ascend Hospice is a for-profit hospice company with a growing presence in the greater Richmond area of central Virginia. We are dedicated to providing compassionate care and services to terminally ill clients and their families in their homes and residence facilities. We seek to care for the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. To that end, we provide support services (social work, chaplaincy, etc.) and alternative therapies (aroma, pet, massage, etc.), in addition to quality medical care. We believe that comfort and compassion should be available to those who have moved beyond curative medicine. Our goal is to preserve dignity and emphasize the importance of quality of life as we seek to help create a meaningful final chapter in the lives of our clients and their families., "You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."Ascend Hospice is offering volunteer opportunities for compassionate, empathetic individualswho want to enhance lives by giving their time to others in their community. Volunteerscan make friendly visits to a patient, create crafts for patients and families, and assist our officestaff. Ascend Hospice also utilizes the gifts and talents of alternative practitioners, such asmassage therapists, reiki therapists, pet therapists and music therapists. Volunteers receivetraining; hours range from one to two hours per week and a commitment of one year is preferred.This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.