Therapy Dogs /animals in DENVER and South Suburb Areas

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Get Connected Icon As a TRU Volunteer you get to choose: the location, time/date, and person (age, gender, medical condition) from a list of well-cared-for patients. You can imagine being that person, who seeks someone to talk with, laugh with, and share experiences with. Come experience the connection you can create with a person in need. Our hospice patients are living out their lives in their own home, or at a care facility, where they request companionship. TRU Care trains and connects volunteers. Training is thorough*, homes are vetted and once you learn the ropes, you set out to meaningful interactions, providing someone with your best. *Volunteer training is mandated by Medicare and takes about 20 hours on a self-paced basis. before Volunteering. In the U.S., for the safety of the patients, this training is required for all volunteers, at any Hospice, by law. 

Description

Certified Therapy Dog and handler to provide volunteer pet therapy for hospice and palliative patients receiving care from TRUcare.

  • You choose the participant from our hospice and palliative care treated patients
  • You choose the time/date and location for your convenience
  • You receive the gratification from knowing you are adding to the patient's well-being at one of the most critical times.

Your gift and skills are a blessing to someone whose life is in it's final chapter.

TRUcare volunteers are background checked, and trained in compliance with Medicare standards, for work with our vulnerable population.

Details

Get Connected Icon Volunteers should be between the ages of 18 and 100.
Get Connected Icon Requires: Background Check Completion
Get Connected Icon Requires: Completed Orientation