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CONTACT INFO:
304 Main Street
P.O. Box 200
Waterville, Maine 04903
Phone: 207-873-3615 *
FAX: 207-873-5094
Directions *
Email HVWA
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Creative Ways you can Support Hospice
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| Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 2:00pm
Or by
appointment.
Storm Policy:
All support groups will be cancelled if the Waterville School Systems close. However, the office will be open.
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Hospice Volunteer Services
Our hospice volunteer services are available at no cost to anyone in Waterville and the surrounding area who has experienced death of a loved one through anticipated or sudden unexpected death. These programs offer services that can be used according to the needs, lifestyle and wishes of each individual.
Click on any of the links below to get more information about that service. Programs are summarized below.
| Bereavement |
Support Groups |
Direct Care |
Complementary-Care |
Bereavement Services
- One-on-One Volunteer Support
- Camp Ray of Hope a statewide program for grieving families and individuals
- Hope’s Place for children & teens
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- Community Education
- Bereavement Correspondence
- Lending Library
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Support Groups
- General Grief Group
- Widow & Widowers Group
- Parental Loss Group
- Grieving Parent Group
- Survivors of Suicide Group
- Teen Group
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- Men’s Grief Group
- Women’s Group
- Widow’s Group
- Children & Teens
- Caregiver’s Group
- Infant, Stillborn & Pregnancy Loss
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Direct Care
- Companionship visits to client and family.
- Respite visits while family members and other caregivers take a break.
- Comfort and support to the children of the dying.
- The “Tender Care” team sits vigil with the dying.
- Compassionate listening.
- Transportation and errand running.
- Follow-up bereavement support for family and friends.
- Support to Veterans who reside at Togus VA, during the final stages life.
Complementary Care Volunteers Network
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This service can be provided to Hospice patients and their caregivers in their homes or at the Hospice Community Center. Sessions are also available to bereavement clients at the Hospice Community Center.
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- Massage
- Reflexology
- Polarity
- Reiki
- Integrated Energy Therapy
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MORE ABOUT HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Hospice Volunteer services may be provided in client homes, in nursing homes or in hospitals. Volunteers are assigned based on their availability, comfort level, interests and where they reside (in proximity to clients). They follow and support the same client for up to two years. All volunteers must participate in an interview, training and screening process. Criminal and driving history background checks are done on all volunteers who work directly with clients.
Call 207-873-3615 for more information about how to become a direct care or bereavement support Hospice Volunteer. We need volunteers who reside in Waterville and twenty-seven surrounding rural communities.
Trainings are held spring and fall. For more info follow this link:
http://www.hvwa.org/volunteer/ |
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