Service Information
Volunteer Care Companion
Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
Category:
Hospice Care (In-Home)
Target Population: Palliative
Registration required
Service Details
Description:
Volunteer Care Companions are specially trained volunteers who offer compassionate emotional, spiritual, and practical support to a client and their family.
A volunteer Care Companion can:
• Provide respite for you as a caregiver – your volunteer will stay with your loved one while you do errands or attend an appointment
• Offer companionship and a supportive, non-judgmental ear
• Prepare light snacks/meals
• Accompany someone for a walk, to appointments, etc.
• Assist with writing journals or letters, helping to create a memory box or scrapbook of one’s life
• Read together, play cards, assist with crafts or hobbies
***Volunteers DO NOT provide medical care or housekeeping
Languages:
English
Cost to Client:
No fee for services
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria:
Anyone with a critical, life limiting illness and their family
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