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Organization Position Location Description
CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Friendly Visitor Catherine Booth Rehabilitation Hospital

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

A volunteer can provide a room visit to:
-help stimulate brain activity through conversations, reading, short board games/cards
-reduce patient's feelings of isolation with regular weekly visits weekends or weekdays
-brighten a person's day with positive interactions
-allow patients to express positive and negative feelings during rehabilitation

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Rehab Assistant Catherine Booth Rehabilitation Hospital

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

A volunteer will be part of our multi-disciplinary team and work primarily with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social service staff.

Job description:
-greeting patients with a friendly disposition and encouraging conversation
-to work cooperatively with professional staff by following directives
-safely accompanying assigned patients during rehabilitative walks, and chair exercise treatments.
-pushing clients in wheelchairs between bedroom, rehab room and common areas (wheelchair training is provided)
-assisting discharged patients with patient satisfaction surveys
-some clerical work (printing, photocopying, scanning, sorting, etc.)

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Sondage Téléphonique Famcare

Dans le but d’améliorer les services auprès des usagers/proches aidants, on cherche à connaitre l’expérience des proches aidants qui ont soutenu leur être cher en soins palliatifs, dans le contexte de soins à domicile.

Ce sondage contient certaines questions qui permettent aussi de faire un suivi sur le processus de deuil du membre de la famille, afin de leur offrir des ressources de deuil au besoin.

Le sondage est réalisé par téléphone. Vous allez pouvoir insérer les réponses directement dans une base de données.

Les bénévoles s'engageant à faire les appels et entré les données une ou deux fois par semaine.

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Feeding Assistance Dining Experience Program

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

The goal of this volunteer service is to enhance the nutrition, hydration and emotional well-being of patients by creating a pleasant patient experience while eating a meal that includes feeding assistance and socialization with a volunteer under the supervision of nursing staff.

Let's make the experience of eating the most pleasurable, safe, and nutritious possible. By assisting and sitting one on one with a patient, you can help feed, stimulate and motivate a patient to eat their meal in a more pleasurable manner while ensuring that they proper time is given to properly chew and swallow food and drinks safely.

A mandatory training is provided to qualify for this activity. Starting March 2023

Volunteers can also provide a friendly room visit after dining.

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Rehab Assistant Richardson Rehabilitation Hospital

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

A volunteer will be part of our multi-disciplinary team and work primarily with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social service staff.

Job description:

-greeting patients with a friendly disposition and encouraging conversation

-to work cooperatively with professional staff by following directives

-safely accompanying assigned patients during rehabilitative walks, and chair exercise treatments.

-pushing clients in wheelchairs between bedroom, rehab room and common areas (wheelchair training is provided)

-assisting discharged patients with patient satisfaction surveys

-some clerical work (printing, photocopying, scanning, sorting, etc.)

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Patient Visitor Richardson Hospital

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Provide a cheerful and supportive room visit to patients during their down time from rehabilitation.

Activities can include: general topic discussions, Ipad activities, reading, simple activity

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Walking Accompaniment

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Female aged 84 requires assistance with walking exercise in her building. This would strengthen her body to maintain activity and mobility. She would appreciate a visitor 2x per week any day after 3pm Monday to Friday. In addition, stimulating conversation will enable this senior to stay mentally active and reduce isolation.
Volunteer will walk with the senior down her corridor for exercise and can visit inside the apartment for conversation. Supervision will be provided by a trained staff. English speaking female volunteer required.

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Visitor at Home Senior 77

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Volunteer visitor required for a 77 year old female living alone. Goal of visits is to have stimulating conversation, possible activity of common interest, reduce isolation felt by senior. Client would prefer a male visitor preferably on Mondays after 1pm. NDG Requires an English or French speaking volunteer.
Volunteer will provide weekly visits at the home of the senior.

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Visite amicale aînée 85 ans

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

French speaking female of 85 years seeks a female volunteer visitor to have conversation with. Client has been a widow since 2018, feels down and isolated since then. Enjoys politics, culture, travel and other interesting topics of conversation. Preference of visits are Monday to Thursday either 10am to 2pm or between 5 and 8pm. Lives in Cote St Luc. Requires French speaking volunteer.

CLSC René-Cassin (CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de Montréal)

Visitor for male 77

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Male 77 years of age, has mild cognitive impairment. He would need a volunteer to stimulate brain activity with conversation or simple card/board games that he enjoys. Free especially in the mornings. Requires an English speaking volunteer, male or female. His interests include sports, crosswords, talking about religion. Client is Jewish