(ELIZABETHTOWN, KY) — Hosparus Health of Central Kentucky needs patient support volunteers in Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties, as well as volunteers to work in its Elizabethtown Thrift Shoppe. The nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization will offer free training for both types of volunteers at its Elizabethtown office, 105 Diecks Drive, throughout the year.
Training dates for patient support volunteers are scheduled based on demand. Thrift Shoppe training is scheduled for the 4th Wednesday of every month 9 a.m. to noon; upcoming dates are Feb. 26, March 25 and April 22.
Those interested in volunteering may complete an application at hosparushealth.org/volunteer or contact Volunteer Manager Annette Jones at (270) 304-2330 or ajones@hosparus.org for more information.
Patient/family support volunteers provide companionship to patients and respite for their caregivers. Working closely with the rest of the Hosparus Health care team, volunteers provide comfort and enhance quality of life during a very difficult time for patients and families. Licensed specialty volunteers provide hair care and massage therapy to homebound patients.
Thrift Shoppe volunteers help with receiving, sorting and pricing donations; placing and straightening items on the sales floor; and assisting customers. The Thrift Shoppe is located in the Helmwood Plaza Shopping Center, 611 W. Poplar St., Suite A2.
Volunteers must be in good health, have available transportation and complete a screening, training and application process. All volunteers also must receive an annual flu shot, and those working directly with patients must receive an annual TB test. Both are provided by Hosparus Health.
About Hosparus Health
Since 1978, Hosparus Health, a fully accredited not-for-profit hospice and palliative care organization, has provided medical care, grief counseling, pain management and much more for people facing serious and life-limiting illnesses in 41 counties in Kentucky and Indiana. Hosparus Health is one of the nation’s largest hospice and palliative care providers with approximately 700 employees and over 700 volunteers who cared for 8,400 patients and families in 2019. Visit www.hosparushealth.org for more information, or call (800) 264-0521.
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