Hospice Community Forum

About HCF

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The Hospice Community Forum (HCF) is open to all members of the hospice community and is sponsored by the Hospice Volunteer Association (HVA), the world’s leading association for hospice volunteers and managers.

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The Making of a Death Midwife

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Dementia Caregiving with Patience

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About the Music

Jewels of Silence

by Ashana

Jewels of Silence: meditations on the chakras for voice and crystal singing bowls is transcendent music of exquisite beauty, depth and sensitivity that quiets the mind and gently carries you into a state of deep rest and relaxation, to the very center of stillness within your being. Perfect for healing, meditation, prayer, yoga, bodywork.

Listen: Still Light on Water
Listen: Soulmerge
Listen: Canticle of Light
Listen: Sanctus

"Ashana and Thomas’ music first opens your heart and then gently guides you deep into the realm of spirit through the angelic combination of her celestial voice and resonating crystal bowls. The Jewels of Silence utilizes this exquisite combination to effortlessly guide you on a tranquil journey to the depths of your soul. The beauty of this CD is its simplicity – while the mind is gradually taken deeper and deeper into silence with each successive track, your consciousness is taken to higher realms within." -- Greg Schneider, HCF Creator

"This is true meditation music - from the heart calling hearts. Jewels of Silence has a beautiful alchemy of stopping me with an invitation to open my heart to Silence - to fall into Forever. I whole heartedly recommend - give yourself a gift that opens the heart." -- Tom Hatcher, MAABS

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HVA NEWS FLASH!!

Press Release: HVA Signs Member 1,000!!
[Sept. 16, 2009] Today HVA signed member number 1000. The organization has experienced phenomenal growth in just four years of operation. HVA was started in 2005 by Founder and President, Greg Schneider to create a unified international voice for hospice volunteerism. HVA has been reaching out to embrace the worldwide hospice volunteer community. By striving to support and learn from each other, we believe we can more efficiently improve the care of the dying and support of their families around the world.

Our Mission

To define a holistic volunteer program structure that encourages personal growth and excellence in all aspects of hospice volunteering and hospice volunteer management around the world.
To establish training and certification standards for hospice volunteers and managers that are respected throughout the Hospice and Palliative Care community throughout the world.
To promote better communication across hospice disciplines through internal education programs whose purpose is to increase non-volunteer staff understanding of the capabilities and roles of hospice volunteers.
To increase educational opportunities for hospice volunteers and managers through HVA sponsored workshops and conferences.
To provide a venue for hospice volunteers to come together and share their stories.
To attract more volunteers to the hospice community and improve volunteer retention.
To increase the cultural and age diversity of the hospice volunteer community.
To establish a global community of Hospice Volunteers Without Borders.

Our Vision
Our vision is a diverse, well-trained and globally unbounded volunteer community with a shared commitment to provide the most compassionate service possible to those who are dying and their bereaved.

Greg Schneider
HVA President

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Forum

all kinds of Volunteer Coordinating questions..... 2 Replies

Can someone give me some examples of what their hospice includes in their 5 percent? Women who make blankets and walker bags… do their hours count? What about volunteers who help with health fairs ...

Tagged: clinical, in-services, mileage, Training, clerical

Started by ocean (driver) sharp. Last reply by Greg Schneider 1 day ago.

Ideas for getting to 5% - fast? 2 Replies

I'm looking for some ideas on how to increase our volunteer hours fast. We are well below the required 5% mark. We have approx. 10 volunteers in a broad, mostly rural area; and we are serving appr...

Started by Dale. Last reply by Dale Nov 2.

Latest Activity

Marc Borgo, Amy Domestico and Diane Slabaugh were featured

yesterday

Greg Schneider added a discussion to the group Caregiver Volunteer Training

Do you offer a different training for clerical volunteers versus clinical volunteers?

This question was asked by HCF member, Ocean Sharp, a volunteer coordinator in Kokomo, Indiana. There are different philosophies on training of volunteers. In my experience, these philosophies are influenced by the nature of the organization (i.e...

yesterday

Greg Schneider replied to ocean (driver) sharp's discussion 'all kinds of Volunteer Coordinating questions.....'

Thanks for your great questions Ocean. Kelly Keller provided some very informative responses. I would like to address some of these questions over the next couple of weeks from the perspective of the Conditions of Participation (42 CFR Part 418) i...

yesterday

Frances Shani Parker added a discussion to the group Bereavement

Hospice Chaplain Planned Memorial Service at Nursing Home

The need to honor the deceased in an atmosphere of healing and support from others has been a common manner for mourning the dead. But sometimes people die without family and friends available to handle funeral or memorial services that recognize,...

yesterday