SERVING THE COMMUNITY: 20 graduates became the first cohort of trained palliative care volunteers in Mount Gambier.
The Mount Gambier In Home Hospice Care service celebrated the graduation of its first group of trained palliative care volunteers last week at the Mount Gambier Community RSL.
The 20 volunteers took part in a nine-week course with Warrnambool hospice trainers and Flinders University staff, via Zoom.
While the volunteers do not provide medical care or advice, they work closely with health professionals to provide patients with practical and emotional support, addressing their individual needs and preferences.
In Home Hospice Care chair Maureen Klintberg, said the volunteer service fulfilled the not-for-profit’s commitment to provide terminally ill patients – together with their families and carers – the option of practical, holistic care, in the comfort of their home.
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