Sacramento Hospice Consortium Seeks Volunteers to Care for Terminally Ill Patients

SACRAMENTO: Life prepares few of us for death. That is why hospice volunteers as members of a Team of trained professionals play an important role in providing care, companionship and support to terminally ill patients and their families. The Sacramento Hospice Consortium is offering training classes beginning March 6 and April 3 in Sacramento for people interested in becoming hospice volunteers.

More than 300 volunteers currently work with seven hospice programs serving the Greater Sacramento area, but more help is needed. Volunteers take a series of classes including History and Philosophy of Hospice Care, Concepts of Death and Dying, Communications Skills, and Grief and Bereavement. Training is designed for both those wishing to become hospice volunteers and those caring for and supporting a dying family member or friend.

For more information or to register, call the Sacramento Hospice Consortium Volunteer Response Line at (916) 388-6288. The cost for 24 hours of training is $35.