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Rethink the role of volunteers...

Wherever there are nursing homes, whether in the U.S. or around the world, there is an ever-growing need for highly trained, committed, compassionate, passionate volunteers to be companions for the people living there. No one should have to endure feelings of loneliness or isolation.


Learn how...

"Creating the Volun-Cheer Force" is a guide to creating sustainable and valuable volunteers recruited and trained to mitigate the adverse effects of loneliness. Falkowski shares his 30 years of experience and personal stories of how volunteers impact people's quality of life. Time is a precious commodity among care staff. Volunteers have the "luxury of time." Now is an excellent time to read this book. Or buy a copy for your leaders. Get it here:

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Online training for nursing home volunteers...

Enroll today!

Social isolation and feelings of loneliness are a painful reality for too many people living in nursing homes.

Enrolling in this course will give you, the volunteer, valuable insight and skills for becoming a trusted team member that makes a real difference in the lives of people living in nursing homes.

Tuition: $49, work at your own pace, timely instructor support, certificate upon completion.

Start today!


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Creating the Volun-Cheer Force!

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  • August 22, 2020January 14, 2021
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“Timely, Not Counter-Intuitive”

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As many of you know I strongly believe and have witnessed first hand how volunteers providing in-person companionship in nursing homes are key to providing quality of life for the people living there and while raising the morale of the people working there.

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  • June 22, 2020January 14, 2021
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It’s Time for Change!

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time for change

Over the past several months, a microscopic entity forced us to face our fragility and vulnerability. This invisible creature brought our lives to a halt, forced us to live and work in near isolation, and, most egregiously, experience the heartache and extreme pain caused by […]

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  • May 11, 2020January 14, 2021
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Volunteers During a Crisis

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volunteer with mask

For the past nine weeks, like many of you, I’ve been sheltering in place with the occasional brief excursion to the grocery or drug store only to hurry home to resume hiding. The one saving grace and antidote for this insanity comes through the online […]

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  • November 13, 2019August 23, 2020
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Yes!

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female volunteer with older woman

Every possible resource will be needed to support an ever-aging population in the U.S.

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  • July 16, 2019August 23, 2020
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Professional Staff, Families and… Volunteers!

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While researching this article, I came across the blog “The Voice of Volunteering,”[1] launched at the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 15th World Congress in Madrid in May 2017. Moreover, while their focus is on volunteerism in the hospice and palliative care settings, in […]

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  • April 1, 2019August 23, 2020
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The Power of Aloha

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Two women singing together

Discovering the word for compassion in Hawaiian tradition…

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  • January 4, 2019August 23, 2020
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Creating a Robust Volunteer Force: It’s not about free labor

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An older and younger woman embracing one another

Not surprisingly, one of the first objections I get for promoting and creating robust volunteer programs for long-term care communities is that it appears that I’m supporting the use of free labor. Nothing could be further from my mind! For sure, there are a lot […]

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  • December 21, 2018August 23, 2020
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“What to write about?”

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Nurse assisting senior woman at nursing homeSenior woman walking in the nursing home supported by a caregiver. Nurse assisting senior woman.

           For the past several months, actually since the first weekend in October, I’ve been experiencing some of the most excruciating pain a back injury can offer, or at least it feels that way. Mary and I love to take walks […]

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  • October 15, 2018August 23, 2020
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Training for Long-Term Care Volunteers Goes Online!

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I am thrilled to announce that “Volunteering in Long-Term Communities” volunteer training is now available online!

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  • May 30, 2018August 23, 2020
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Recognizing the Value of Volunteers

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When you think about a volunteer what comes to your mind? I see someone who is engaged, aware of his or her community needs and committed to helping others.  Not remaining mere spectators, they step up to the plate to contribute their time, skills, and […]

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Rethink the role of volunteers...

Wherever there are nursing homes, whether in the U.S. or around the world, there is an ever-growing need for highly trained, committed, compassionate, passionate volunteers to be companions for the people living there. No one should have to endure feelings of loneliness or isolation.


Learn how...

"Creating the Volun-Cheer Force" is a guide to creating sustainable and valuable volunteers recruited and trained to mitigate the adverse effects of loneliness. Falkowski shares his 30 years of experience and personal stories of how volunteers impact people's quality of life. Time is a precious commodity among care staff. Volunteers have the "luxury of time." Now is an excellent time to read this book. Or buy a copy for your leaders. Get it here:

Book Cover Image

Online training for nursing home volunteers...

Enroll today!

Social isolation and feelings of loneliness are a painful reality for too many people living in nursing homes.

Enrolling in this course will give you, the volunteer, valuable insight and skills for becoming a trusted team member that makes a real difference in the lives of people living in nursing homes.

Tuition: $49, work at your own pace, timely instructor support, certificate upon completion.

Start today!


Podcast

SoundCloud logo
Listen to inspiring interviews with great managers of volunteers!


Subscribe

VolunCheerLeader

Click here to subscribe to VolunCheerLeader.com

Contact Me...

Feel free to contact me. I am here to help you create or ramp up your volunteer program!

E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (800)589-2084


Past Articles

Creating the Volun-Cheer Force!

Tags

age aging aging population ambassadors Arcare care CNA community and home based services companions connectedness courage creativity direct care worker elderly image isolation liability loneliness long-term care national volunteer care corps non-pharmacological nurse nurse aide nursing nursing home nursing homes nursing homes nursinghomes older adults online person-centered care quality of care quality of life reflections relational relational care relationships resilience social isolation staffing training volunteer volunteerism volunteers
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