I've been encouraged to volunteer at a hospice care center so that I may supply a smile, kind word, prayer, an ear to listen, read a story or a shoulder to cry on, or with. Stein Hospice is searching for furry, four-legged friends to bring smiles and laughter to our patients. The new volunteer program is called Paws Up. We already have one trained staff, but we need more.
Reviews (3)
Deb Jeremay
Aug 02, 2021
Mg Zuil
Mar 04, 2020
Khat Mcgurk
Jun 23, 2018
A few employees (LPNs) were exceptional although they obviously had too many patients to care for. My mother developed a stage 4 pressure ulcer in the week that I had to return home- I personally turned her or helped her move every two hours when I was there and not once during those days did staff come to help her move without me calling for help.
I left her in a chair one night and came back 8 hours later in the same position- she said she couldn't reach the call bell and no one came in. She was soiled. They do not use a medication scanning system and I witnessed a nurse offering the wrong medications- my sister and I intervened or I'm afraid my mother would have taken the meds offered with serious consequences.
My mother could talk but was very confused- in three weeks that I was at her bedside, I can count on one hand the number of times a nurse came to offer assistance without me calling for it. The director of nurses explained that nurses assumed I would do the bedside care since I am an RN- I wanted to make sure someone would turn, offer drinks, check to see if she was in pain or scared when I was not there.
I'm afraid that if no one was with a patient to make sure they got basic care, they might not receive it. Volunteers came in to do nursing functions- taking my mother to the commode or to assist me in turning or moving her. I offered to pay for an personal aide and was told they would discharge her if I did- I wish she had been able to be cared for at home.
I left her in a chair one night and came back 8 hours later in the same position- she said she couldn't reach the call bell and no one came in. She was soiled. They do not use a medication scanning system and I witnessed a nurse offering the wrong medications- my sister and I intervened or I'm afraid my mother would have taken the meds offered with serious consequences.
My mother could talk but was very confused- in three weeks that I was at her bedside, I can count on one hand the number of times a nurse came to offer assistance without me calling for it. The director of nurses explained that nurses assumed I would do the bedside care since I am an RN- I wanted to make sure someone would turn, offer drinks, check to see if she was in pain or scared when I was not there.
I'm afraid that if no one was with a patient to make sure they got basic care, they might not receive it. Volunteers came in to do nursing functions- taking my mother to the commode or to assist me in turning or moving her. I offered to pay for an personal aide and was told they would discharge her if I did- I wish she had been able to be cared for at home.
