Volunteer Helps People at Both Ends of Their Lives

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Care Dimensions in Volunteers

Retiree Cindy Jalbert stays busy and engaged by volunteering with pre-schoolers most mornings and Care Dimensions hospice patients some afternoons each week. ...

Elder Law Attorney Finds New Satisfaction as Hospice Volunteer

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Lisa Conti in Volunteers

Elder law attorney Bill Brisk of Newton, MA, is putting his passion and expertise to good use as a hospice volunteer for Care Dimensions. ...

Military Experience Helps Volunteer Relate to Veterans Receiving Hospice

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Lisa Conti in Veterans, Volunteers

Care Dimensions volunteer Jerry Dunn says his time in the Navy helps him relate to hospice patients he sees who also are veterans of military service. ...

It Fills Me With Purpose: Being a Hospice Volunteer in Greater Boston

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Mary Gifford in Volunteers

Mary Gifford of Malden, MA, discusses the rewards of being a Care Dimensions hospice volunteer. ...

Volunteer Shares Music, Joy with Hospice Patients

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Care Dimensions in Volunteers

Retired nurse Cindy Shupp puts her passion for music to work as a Care Dimensions volunteer who plays the flute for hospice patients. ...

Volunteer Creates Bouquets of Thanks at Kaplan Family Hospice House

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wendy Killeen in Kaplan Family Hospice House, Volunteers

Volunteer Kathe Hyland of Danvers creates floral arrangements for Care Dimensions' Kaplan Family Hospice House as a way of giving back for the care her mother received there. ...

Camp Stepping Stones: Magical Event for Grieving Kids, Parents

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Kelli Ann Sullivan in Children, Volunteers

The mother of three children recalls the healing effects of Care Dimensions' Camp Stepping Stones, a family retreat for children and adults who have experienced the death of someone close to them. The family now helps other grieving families by volunteering at the event. ...

Community Volunteers’ Knitting, Sewing Bring Comfort to Hospice Patients

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Wendy Killeen in Hospice, Kaplan Family Hospice House, Volunteers

Two community volunteers from Wenham, MA, donate their talents to create prayer squares and quilts that are given to patients at Care Dimensions' Kaplan Family Hospice House. ...

Committed to Volunteering, Making a Difference

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Anne Williams in Complementary therapy, Kaplan Family Hospice House, Volunteers

In 1980, she made a commitment to improve the lives and deaths of people with terminal illnesses and she continues to live out that commitment today. Volunteers at the Kaplan Family Hospice House say that Gail’s sense of humor and her kindness are evident in her interactions with patients and fellow volunteers. ...

From Hospital Nurse to Hospice Reiki Volunteer

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Joan Charette, RN in Complementary therapy, Volunteers

I am a nurse. I worked at North Shore Medical Center (formerly Salem Hospital) for 43 years, and I liked making connections with patients. While at the hospital, I observed a nurse who was a Reiki master. I saw how she calmed patients through Reiki. I told her that I was interested in learning Reiki and then began classes with her. ...

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Volunteer Helps People at Both Ends of Their Lives

Elder Law Attorney Finds New Satisfaction as Hospice Volunteer

Military Experience Helps Volunteer Relate to Veterans Receiving Hospice

It Fills Me With Purpose: Being a Hospice Volunteer in Greater Boston

Volunteer Shares Music, Joy with Hospice Patients

Volunteer Creates Bouquets of Thanks at Kaplan Family Hospice House

Camp Stepping Stones: Magical Event for Grieving Kids, Parents

Community Volunteers’ Knitting, Sewing Bring Comfort to Hospice Patients

Committed to Volunteering, Making a Difference

From Hospital Nurse to Hospice Reiki Volunteer