Respite Volunteers of Shiwassee












	Thursday, June 20, 2013 Details Here Respite Volunteers Newsletter May 2013 Read Here Scrapbook of Photos Summer 2012 View Here *Laingsburg Lions Club* Donates to Respite Volunteers Details Owosso American Legion Post 57 Donates to Respite Volunteers Details Details Thank You Notes & Quotes From Those We Serve “Respite gives us a break from our loved one and just as importantly, our loved one a break from us as caregivers.” “I moved my Grandma in with us after her post-surgery and her dementia was getting worse. I would never give up on her or put her anywhere. It helps that the volunteer makes me feel less alone in this though.” “The volunteers have given me a few hours each week for myself, my patience level has increased tremendously.”

Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee is an interfaith non-profit agency which places trained volunteers with families who live in Shiawassee County, Michigan. Volunteers provide friendly visits and help to adults with ongoing health needs, and respite to their family caregivers.

Volunteers are asked to provide one to four hours companionship to the person who is ill. This gives the caregiver a much needed respite to: take a nap, go for a walk, grocery shop, meet friends for lunch, go to a doctor's appointment, run errands, or whatever will relieve their caregiving duties.

Photo by: Michael David-Lorne Jordan

What Does a Respite Volunteer Do?

~ Provide companionship and emotional support ~
~ Provide a gift of time, rest and relief to the caregiver ~
~ Stay with the patient for short periods of time while the caregiver
runs errands, goes shopping, keeps appointments, etc ~
~ Help the patient with hobbies he or she enjoys ~
~ Bring some fun and friendship into someone's life ~

Photos from Our
Spring Purse Bingo Party
April 18, 2013