Name: Lori Loos How long have you been a volunteer?   Seven years What areas do you work in/what tasks do you do?   Direct patient care in the Care Center. Her and her husband, Mike, also work the Tree of Life and have done the Walk of Remembrance since it began. What made you decide to become a volunteer? A number of years ago our family experienced losing some family members. They were not here at Angela Hospice, but when it was all done it was a little troubling for me and someone told me there was grief counseling here. So I came to that and it gave me an opportunity to talk through things with somebody. I was a little skeptical at first, I think as most people probably are, until I actually got here and looked forward to coming. So when I felt like I didn’t need to do that anymore I kind of still made that connection to Angela Hospice and decided that I wanted to go to the volunteer training. What is your favorite part about volunteering? I think working with the ...

Symptom Management ELNEC MODULE 3 Wednesday, February 18 8:15-9:15 a.m. OR Tuesday, March 17 9:00 -10:00 a.m. Choose date to attend. ONE contact hour will be provided. *Please arrive 15 min prior to start of program  for registration Presented at: Angela Hospice Day Room A & B 14100 Newburgh Rd Livonia, MI 48154 Faculty: Karen Cafeo,  RN, BSN, CHPN Cost: FREE To register or for more information contact: Karen Cafeo at (734) 953-6040 or kcafeo@angelahospice.net Download Flyer The faculty and planning committee have declared no conflict of interest. END-OF-LIFE NURSING EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (ELNEC) Core Curriculum Copyright City of Hope and American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2006; Revised 2014. The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Project is a national end-of-life educational program administered by City of Hope (COH) and the American Associati...

Name: Dottie Wait How long have you been a volunteer? Since 1992 What areas do you work in/what tasks do you do? She used to do patient care, now she does bereavement, mailings, and works the events. What made you decide to become a volunteer? When my husband was ill -- he had MS -- I had him enrolled in a hospice over in Dearborn Heights; that’s where I lived. I didn’t even know about Angela Hospice. But after he died, I’m a former RN, and I said, you know, that’s something I could do. All my kids were in college or out of college, and I thought, I don’t have anybody right in town, you know, and I needed to be involved because I have too much energy to sit at home and do nothing! Why Angela Hospice? Because I saw it in my church paper after my husband died, and I called and they were filled up for when I wanted to go. So they said to call back, so I did. Then I took the regular class for the eight weeks and then they were talking ...

Name: Esther Keeling How long have you been a volunteer? Three years What areas do you work in/what tasks do you do? Receptionist, events, bereavement, and has served with the Ethics Committee. What made you decide to become a volunteer? I would administer for different nursing homes, so I’ve always given back to the community. Just a love of wanting to help people got me into volunteering. Why Angela Hospice? About five years ago I moved to Livonia so Newburgh was my traveling route. I could literally hear Angela Hospice saying, “Come on, come on, stop by.” I saw an ad in one of the local papers for volunteers and I thought, this is cool. So that’s where I started. I was literally just driving by. What is your favorite part about volunteering? My favorite part about volunteering is actually the joy of seeing the patients as well as the staff. The help, the love. It’s just a loving environment and they are very appreciative, the staff as well....

Margot J. Parr With the support and collaboration of our community and friends, Angela Hospice has established a solid reputation over the past 30 years for comprehensive, compassionate and Christ-like care we provide for our patients and their families. As we continue to build upon that tradition, we are pleased to announce health care and human services veteran Margot J. Parr will lead Angela Hospice as President and CEO, beginning February 9, 2015. Mary Beth Moning, who has served as the organization’s interim President and CEO since March 2014, will resume her role as Executive Director of Angela Hospice, a position she served in for eight years.   Margot’s leadership and skills will help Angela Hospice build its capacity for care, bringing with her years of health care experience and faith-based organizational leadership, strong business acumen, financial expertise, and a passion for hospice care. In fact, she is a former Angela Hospice volunteer and once sang in t...

By: Carolyn Arlen, Angela Hospice Volunteer Mary Anne Ralko has been a volunteer at Angela Hospice for over 5 years.   Her teenage son, Adam, volunteered at Angela during high school as a Christian service project.   His touching and heartwarming stories of his interaction with patients resonated with her.   With her sons all in college and now empty-nested, she decided to volunteer at Angela.   Mary Anne loves to cook and work with food, so her volunteer mentor asked if she'd like to assist at the weekly formal High Tea in the Care Center. She enjoyed serving tea sandwiches and luscious desserts on fine china to patients and their families. During one of the Teas, a female patient who had chosen to no longer undergo chemotherapy, and just finish out her life in peace, told Mary Anne: "This is my first step towards Heaven."   That was how much she enjoyed the lovely Teas   and ambiance.   At that moment, Mary Anne was hooked in her volun...

Name: Tammy Welsh How long have you been a volunteer? Four years What areas do you work in/what tasks do you do? Direct patient care in the Care Center, and mentoring new volunteers. What made you decide to become a volunteer? I’ve been really blessed with fortunate things in my life and my kids were all grown, and I had some extra time. I thought, ok, well I guess this is my time to give back, so where am I going to put my time? To be honest, I think it was just following God’s direction because when I put in volunteer work Angela’s was the first one that came up. It was just like ok, that’s where I should go. I didn’t bother looking any further. Then I filled out the application and after that very first night (of volunteer training) I said, yup. It was like an overwhelming feeling of “this is where I ’m supposed to be at this time in my life ” and that’s where I’ve been. What is your favorite part about volunteering? Just ...