Hospice Volunteering: What is it? How Can I Help?

SOUTHINGTON – When someone is facing the end of life, hospice care is often relied upon for emotional and spiritual support to individuals and families. The free program, “Hospice Volunteering: What is it? How Can I Help?” will be held Monday, May 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at Southington Library, 255 Main St. Holly Beck, volunteer coordinator for Hartford HealthCare at Home, will present. Hartford HealthCare at Home is sponsoring.

During this casual meeting, Beck will talk about the history of hospice care and dispel common myths about hospice. Volunteers, who visit patients at home and in nursing facilities, are vital in many ways including reading to patients, providing a listening ear, playing music and visiting with certified pet therapy teams. Beck will review the requirements and offer different training options.

Seating is limited and reservations are required. To register, visit the Southington Library website www.southingtonlibrary.org or call the library at 860.628.0947.

Hartford HealthCare at Home is a community-based home health care agency across most of Connecticut, which enables individuals to achieve maximum independence, to participate in their own plan of care, and to live with dignity while receiving quality care in their own homes. For more information, visit hartfordhealthcareathome.org or call 1.800.HomeCare/ 1.800.466.3227.