Hospice is an organisation that provides volunteers to assist people through the progression of their life limiting illness, enabling them to maintain a dignified lifestyle in the environment of their choice. Hospice will support families through their time of bereavement. Hospice is primarily involved with meeting the emotional, social and spiritual needs of the client and their families.
All people living with limited life expectancy due to advanced progressive disease and their carers.
• We can stay with a client while the carer has time off • Provide companionship and support • Provide transport for clients to and from appointments • Sit with clients who are ill during the day, evening or night, in their home, a residential aged care facility or in a hospital setting.
Our volunteers, young and old, come from all walks of life and bring to our organisation a diverse range of life skills. Highly motivated, all must undergo police safety screenings and complete a comprehensive training programme. Volunteers are hand picked for their depth of understanding of the needs of the very ill, their families and carers.
If you are not comfortable with your volunteer, please let the manager know and we will introduce you to another person. A primary objective of the service is to provide someone who fits in with you, your family and your lifestyle.