Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is urgently seeking new volunteers for its Supporting Hands service to ensure it can meet rising patient demand in Berkhamsted.
Supporting Hands is a volunteering scheme that offers companionship and practical support to patients living with a progressive life-limiting illness and those who care for them.
Since 2017, Supporting Hands has helped many families while also freeing up nursing time, allowing specialist hospice nurses to focus on patients’ clinical needs.
Typical tasks include keeping a patient company and offering a listening ear, sharing a game or activity, providing respite so a carer can take a break, driving to medical appointments, light housework, gardening or practical tasks.
Volunteers are not expected to provide medical care, counselling or full domestic services. All visits take place during office hours, ensuring volunteers are fully supported by the hospice team.
Alison Raynor, Supporting Hands lead at Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, said: “With more patients waiting for support than we currently have volunteers, we are appealing for people who can spare just a few hours each week to join the Supporting Hands team and make a real difference in their local community.”
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care provides full training and ongoing support to all volunteers.
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