Celebrating Volunteers:
National Volunteer Week
BVNA & VNAP
BVNA & VNAP
April 21-27, 2013
At our place, we are celebrating our volunteers in the next week. Particularly in hospice where I focus, we adore our volunteers and do all that we can to make them feel appreciated. Our agency is a non-profit and volunteers are an official requirement of our continued accreditation and funding. Employees hours must be matched by a certain proportion of volunteers hours for us to remain in compliance with Medicare and other regulators.
For our official celebration, there will be a luncheon one day with a special speaker and another day tasty Philadelphia pretzels will be served. Many of the volunteers come into the office to help with clerical and computer work. Others make phone calls or make visits to the patients and families in their homes or in patients in care settings.
The BVNA hospice team signed a huge Thank You card with special messages.
Why do people volunteer to work in hospice or in our agency in general?
Some of our volunteers have had their relatives under our hospice care. Others have worked in healthcare and now are retired and continue to enjoy working with the patients and the families. Others come to us through friends or neighbors. We do recruit and screen and offer a training program so that the volunteers are comfortable in their work and our clients can trust that volunteers abide by all laws and regulations.
We have several groups in town who make beautiful handmade blankets and shawls which we share with our families. We have one volunteer who makes hospital-like gowns (opening in the back) in colorful and lively looking fabric. Some volunteers do pet therapy with dogs and cats. Some do hair or offer reiki or massage. Some hospices do music therapy. We can use all kinds of talents. Many of the volunteers come into the office to help with clerical and computer work. Others make phone calls or make visits to the patients and families in their homes or to patients in care settings.
Some of our volunteers have had their relatives under our hospice care. Others have worked in healthcare and now are retired and continue to enjoy working with the patients and the families. Others come to us through friends or neighbors. We do recruit and screen and offer a training program so that the volunteers are comfortable in their work and our clients can trust that volunteers abide by all laws and regulations.
We have several groups in town who make beautiful handmade blankets and shawls which we share with our families. We have one volunteer who makes hospital-like gowns (opening in the back) in colorful and lively looking fabric. Some volunteers do pet therapy with dogs and cats. Some do hair or offer reiki or massage. Some hospices do music therapy. We can use all kinds of talents. Many of the volunteers come into the office to help with clerical and computer work. Others make phone calls or make visits to the patients and families in their homes or to patients in care settings.
So we are delighted to express our thanks to our faithful and talented volunteers this week and all the others too.
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