Dementia program volunteer

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Get Connected Icon Mondays or Fridays 11:15am-3:15pm

Description

Come help us have a good time! Insight Memory Care Center (IMCC) is looking for volunteers to help assist with a variety of fun, therapeutic activities for people in the early stages of dementia. Assist program staff with activities such as brain games, art, and outdoor walks, encouraging and supporting the group members to participate, assist with serving and cleaning up coffee/lunch, etc. Volunteers strictly help with recreational activities, and do not assist with personal care. 

This program meets Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:00am-3:00pm. Volunteers shall commit to volunteer at least four (4) hours each week for at least six (6) months on a consistent schedule. 

Volunteers must attend a mandatory orientation that includes an overview of neurodegenerative diseases, common behaviors, communication techniques, and person-centered care. A negative TB test within 30 days of your volunteer start date and consent to a criminal background check is required.

Details

Get Connected Icon Volunteers should be between the ages of 18 and 110.
Get Connected Icon Is Not Family Friendly
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Location

Get Connected Icon 45945 Center Oak Plaza
Suite 190
Sterling, VA  20166