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Our
volunteer Professional Advisory Committee is comprised of
representatives from specific disciplines as defined in regulation, as
well as other community representatives.
The role of our Professional Advisory Committee is twofold.
Firstly, they act as the advisory body for the agency’s
programs with recommendation(s) to the Board of Health.
Secondly, they act as the Local Coalition for End of Life Care,
with the goal to improve care at the end of life in our community. The
goals and objectives of the Coalition include: 1) Providing training and
education within our community on planning for care at the end of life;
2) Providing caregiver education and support; and 3) Facilitating the
fundraising activities of the agency to support the hospice program and
its care recipients.
Professional Advisory Committee
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Charles Davidson, MD
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Rose Deacon, RN (Chair)
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Nedra Ford, Community Representative
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Charles Gill, Faith/Pastoral Representative
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Maria Heiffron, Community Representative
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Dave Hilton, Community Representative
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Vic James, Community Representative
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Karen Patton, Social Worker (Vice-chair)
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Sunny Small, RN (Secretary)
Agency Representatives:
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Anne Thomas, Health Director
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Ellie Ward, Supervisor
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Cindy Copeland, Medical records Clerk
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Melissa Paulson, Physical Therapist
Available Trainings:
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Are you interested in becoming a hospice volunteer but are afraid to take the plunge because you don't know what the commitment requires?
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Would it be helpful for you to know how to give an adult care recipient a bed bath or change a diaper?
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Do you have strong feelings that you would not want to be maintained in a permanent vegetative state if your family were faced with that choice, but don't know how to ensure that your wishes are honored?
If you answered "Yes" to any of the above questions, we can help you! Dare Home Health and Hospice provides training and education to members of our community free of charge for specific topics and areas of interest. If you would like more information about this training, or would like to schedule training, please contact Ellie Ward, Supervisor at (252) 475-5028.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Hospice Volunteers can hold a hand, run an errand, write a letter, listen to memories, walk a dog, mow a lawn, give a hug, wipe a tear, cook a meal, sell flower bulbs, plan a memorial service, do a load of laundry, give a speech, say a prayer and touch a heart.
Hospice volunteers are caring, compassionate and committed people who want to make a positive difference and touch the heart and lives of others. Hospice volunteers come from all walks of life, are all ages, some are retired and some work full time, some are men and some are women. They all are important and valued members of our hospice team.
There are many ways to offer your time and help as a hospice volunteer. Some of them are:
Respite care, help with a bath, make beds, rub a back-neck-hands-feet, create a flower arrangement, cook, do laundry, sit quietly, talk about and record life stories, write a letter, run an errand, walk a dog, listen with an open heart.
Bereavement care volunteers help those left behind after a death with the important work of grieving. This support is made available for 13 months and is accomplished through phone calls, visits, and mailings.
Clerical volunteers help at home or in the office, writing thank you notes, typing, creating fliers, labeling newsletters and making copies. Our office is equipped with a computer waiting for this person's skills.
Special Events volunteers help plan community education programs, community memorial services and other special events throughout the year.
Fundraising volunteers help with all aspects relating to fundraising. Many of our hospice fund-raisers are held in the later summer and fall. We find ourselves canvassing the community for raffle items, selling beautiful bulbs, sitting on the golf course watching for a hole-in-one, folding fliers, and stuffing envelopes, all the while thinking of creative and effective ways to improve our efforts.
Community education volunteers speak to clubs, churches, and civic groups about hospice and advance directives.
Hospice volunteers must complete a basic training program in order to be involved with hospice. There are also specialized training courses offered for volunteers who desire to further their knowledge and increase their opportunities for hospice involvement.
If you are interested in learning more about our hospice services or if you would like to volunteer with a team that cares, please call 475-5028 to request additional information.
Fundraising Opportunities:
The hospice program of Dare Home Health and Hospice relies on memorial gifts and other donations to offset the cost of hospice services for care recipients that are uninsured or underinsured. Although we receive reimbursement for our services from Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance companies, this reimbursement is often insufficient to cover the cost of the care. We appreciate all of the financial support our agency receives and are especially grateful for the memorial donations made in honor of those we have served.
If you are interested in sponsoring or co-sponsoring a fundraising event in support of hospice, please contact Ellie Ward, Supervisor at (252) 475-5028.
Resources Available:
There are many resources available to residents in Dare and lower Currituck counties designed to support the care of those residing in these communities. For assistance or direction in identifying available and appropriate resources, please do not hesitate to contact
theSocial Worker at
(252) 475-5028.
Books and Videos
Dare Home Health and Hospice maintains a large resource room of books and videotapes on a broad array of topics relating to home health and hospice. For a comprehensive list or information on specific books, videos or other multimedia resources, please contact Cindy Copeland at (252) 475-5028.
Our books, videos and other multimedia resources are available to be checked out. For more information please contact Cindy Copeland at (252) 475-5028.
Community Services:
The Bereavement Group:
The death of someone central in our lives brings with it a time of enormous emotional turmoil. While the grieving person can often feel shut down and withdrawn, on another level the grieving person is very actively engaged in trying to understand how she or he is going to reconnect to the spiritual, emotional and physical world within the context of this lost relationship.
The bereavement group meets for 2 hours every other Monday evening with the goal of creating a space for grieving persons to come together. Its purpose is for each person to move through and deepen their understanding of their experience of the grieving process. The underlying principle in forming this group is that we each have much to offer one another, and that learning about one's own grief process in communion with others, creates new opportunities for living successfully through what is one of life's most painful experiences.
The bereavement group meets at the Glenn Eure Ghost Fleet
Gallery which is located on
Driftwood Drive
in Nags Head, MP 10.5. Meeting times are
7:00pm – 9:00pm
. The group is open to anyone who is experiencing grief after the loss of
a loved one. Ellen Kealy, CSW facilitates the group. To talk with
someone about this group or to make arrangements to attend, please call Dare
Home Health and Hospice at 475-5028.
Each year around the holidays Dare Home Health and Hospice in collaboration with Twiford's Funeral Home hosts a Community Memorial Service, which is designed to memorialize those that we've loved and lost through death. It is open to anyone in the community and is without charge.
Dare Home Health and Hospice participates in most fairs/expo's in our community with a health focus. Look for our booth, which is usually done in concert with other Dare County Health Department programs!
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