Are you a compassionate and caring person?
We NEED you!
Caris provides hospice care throughout TN.
End of life can be a difficult and lonely time for patients and/or their loved ones. Volunteers can provide additional support and friendship during.
Patient Volunteers provide companionship to patients who are located in nursing facilities, assisted living, and private homes. It may be reading, listening to music or playing bingo with a patient. Often patients in centers do not have many visitors and enjoy having additional company. For home patients, volunteers provide respite for caregivers so they can go shopping, pick up medicines, or just have a meal with a friend during this challenging time.
Volunteers do not perform any hands-on care (no moving patient from a bed to a chair, taking to the bathroom, etc.). Caris will cover the fees for patient volunteers to have a two-step TB test and background checks. Volunteering starts with a volunteer application and in-person orientation, completed with short computer training that can be completed either at home, our office or your local library.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact us so we can tell you more about Caris and those we serve.
