St. Barnabas offering free hospice care volunteer training.

Free Volunteer Training is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 21, at the Crystal Conservatories, 100 Conservatories Court, Valencia PA 16059.

When a person is admitted to hospice with a terminal illness, we focus on the patient and the family rather than on the disease. The goal of our interdisciplinary team is to care for the whole person, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. We focus on restoring dignity and a sense of personal fulfillment to the person through pain management and by allowing choices, listening, and caring. This creates an emotional and spiritual space in which the patient is able to live their remaining days as comfortable as possible. It also helps the family members to have meaningful visits with their family member during this very difficult time.

Training will cover various training opportunities, including helping with bingo, outings, movie nights, crafts, happy hour, and making hospice care visits. The training program will include:

• Introduction to hospice care and St. Barnabas Hospice
• Hospice volunteer processes and practices
• Developing communication and support skills
• Education on death, dying and grief
• Learning about Alzheimer’s and dementia
• Relating to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients and their families

St. Barnabas’s Free Hospice Volunteer Training aims to produce volunteers that are committed to compassionately meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients.

Alternate accommodations can be made for anyone who cannot attend on this day.

For more information or to register call 724-444-5541.

St. Barnabas Hospice

Gary Goerk

Volunteer and Spiritual Coordinator

5830 Meridian Road

Gibsonia, PA 15044

724-444-5541

ggoerk@stbarnabashealthsystem.com

St. Barnabas offering free hospice care volunteer training.

Free Volunteer Training is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 28, at St. Barnabas Beaver Meadows on 5130 Tuscarawas Road, Beaver, PA 15009.

When a person is admitted to hospice with a terminal illness, we focus on the patient and the family rather than on the disease. The goal of our interdisciplinary team is to care for the whole person, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. We focus on restoring dignity and a sense of personal fulfillment to the person through pain management and by allowing choices, listening, and caring. This creates an emotional and spiritual space in which the patient is able to live their remaining days as comfortable as possible. It also helps the family members to have meaningful visits with their family member during this very difficult time.

Training will cover various training opportunities, including helping with bingo, outings, movie nights, crafts, happy hour, and making hospice care visits. The training program will include:

• Introduction to hospice care and St. Barnabas Hospice
• Hospice volunteer processes and practices
• Developing communication and support skills
• Education on death, dying and grief
• Learning about Alzheimer’s and dementia
• Relating to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients and their families

St. Barnabas’s Free Hospice Volunteer Training aims to produce volunteers that are committed to compassionately meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients.

Alternate accommodations can be made for anyone who cannot attend on this day.

For more information or to register call 724-495-1600.

St. Barnabas Hospice

Gary Goerk

Volunteer and Spiritual Coordinator

5830 Meridian Road

Gibsonia, PA 15044

724-444-5541

ggoerk@stbarnabashealthsystem.com