The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering men’s grief discussion groups on Feb. 14 and Feb. 28 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Concord Regional VNA Hospice House. The ongoing drop-in grief discussion groups are designed to help men after a significant loss.
There is no registration or fee to attend. Continental breakfast is provided. For additional information, please call 224-4093, ext. 2828, or email carmella.dow@crvna.org.
Also, the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is seeking volunteers to offer companionship and support to terminally ill patients in local nursing care facilities and in homes. The next training session is being held on Wednesdays from March 6 to May 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. The application deadline is Feb. 13.
Hospice volunteers support care by: Providing companionship to hospice patients, reading to hospice patients, holding a hand and lending a listening ear, running errands for hospice patients, cooking meals at the Concord Regional VNA Hospice House, giving Reiki or massage to patients, and offering administrative support at the Hospice.
For more information, call Laurie Brooks at 224-4093 or 800-924-8620, ext. 2826, or email her at laurie.brooks@crvna.org.
