Bakersfield Life

OPTIMAL HOSPICE CARE would like to invite you to make a REAL difference in 2011

By: Rhonda Frankhouser, Volunteer Coordinator

Topics: Community, hospice, seniors, volunteer

OPTIMAL HOSPICE CARE has numerous opportunities for compassionate individuals to share their time and heart with Kern County residents affected by terminal illness.  We are looking for support in the following areas:  patient family support, bereavement care, facility patient visitors, pet therapy teams, hairstylists, notaries, massage therapists, karaoke singers, musicians, seamstresses, 11th hour support, home and yard care, bi-lingual speakers and caring individuals from the outlying areas who are willing to help.  Optimal is offering new volunteer orientations from 10 am to 2 pm on the third Wednesday of each month, beginning, Wednesday, January 19TH, 2011.  The orientation will be held at 4700 Stockdale Hwy, Ste. 120, Bakersfield CA 93309, for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer or learning more about how volunteers help the hospice care team create a better quality of life for patients and families under hospice care.  To reserve your seat, please contact the volunteer department today at 716-4000 or email rfrankhouser@optimalcares.com for more information.