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Taking Your R Volunteer Program to the Next Level By Sandra Huster, BA ecently Dale Knee, president/CEO of Covenant Hospice, told his staff that “Covenant continues to be well positioned to deal with any future cuts, but we must increase the use of volunteers in all aspects of what we do.” Like Covenant, hospice programs all across the country are being challenged to work together and take hospice volunteer programs to the next level. Expanding the role of volunteers in the hospice setting requires that hospice organizations move out of their comfort zones and look at volunteer utilization differently. Our discussions need to change as follows: From: What services do we want volunteers to provide for patients and families? continued on next page... Insights 37 

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Insights - Summer 2010

Insights - Summer 2010
Table of Contents
Is it Time to Diversify?
Expanding Care in Your Community
Gaining Community Physician Support
A Collaboration that's Helping ALS Patients
Physical Therapy - Premise, Present, Promise
Complementary Therapy in the Care Continuum
The Evolution of Hospice & Palliative CareCenter's CT Program
Integrating Touch Therapies into the CNA's Practice
The Circle of Care
Taking Your Volunteer Program to the Next Level
Making a Case for Complex Care Management
Helping Non-terminal Cancer Patients Cope
Advance Care Planning Education
Spanish Oaks Hospice: Doing Its Part to Improve Access
Caring for Our Loved Ones - and for Our Caregivers
My.NHPCO - Care, Share, Connect
Why Hospice?
NHPCO's Educational Offerings

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