As promised, VolunCheerLeader.com will highlight great volunteer programs and promote the idea that volunteers, i.e., “super” volunteers can take on increased responsibilities to become a trained and meaningful support for professional care staff who are often stressed and overworked, with residents, patients who suffer from […]
How do you recruit 800 volunteers?
As you know, VolunCheerLeader is on a quest to identify and highlight outstanding volunteer programs. My journey is taking to me many different places to include Auckland, New Zealand. Recently, while explaining my mission to someone they immediately piped up and said, “You have to […]
“What about liability?”
One of the first questions I get from owner/operators of nursing homes concerning volunteers is, “What about liability?” My response: “What about it?”
Prior to the Nursing Home Reform Act…
The history of volunteers and their role in nursing homes is of great interest to me at the moment. I’m writing about the evolution of the volunteer role in nursing homes before and after the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987. There is no doubt […]
Welcome to VolunCheerLeader!
Welcome to VolunCheerLeader! VolunCheerLeader is your source for developing, implementing, revamping or evaluating your nursing home volunteer program! Delivering quality, “person-centered” care is a global need. People from around the world will gather here to collaborate, and to promote the “super” volunteer, the “credentialed” volunteer […]