Volunteers

Volunteers & Internships

Volunteer Program for Hospice

Touch a Life…Become A Hospice Volunteer.

Hospice Volunteers are ordinary people of all ages with extraordinary love and a common bond and concern for others. Volunteers can touch lives through many special ways...

   * Offer a friendly visit to a patient.
   * Assist staff members in various roles.
   * Listen to music with a patient.
   * Support Family Members.
   * Share Stories.
   * Read to a Patient.
   * Run Errands.
   * Clerical Assistance.

We currently have volunteer opportunities in Southern California and Salt Lake City, UT.

For more information about becoming a hospice volunteer, please contact our Volunteer Team at (888) 328-5660.

Gerontology Internship Program

Silverado Senior Living is a leader in memory care. We have a unique philosophy and approach to dealing with Alzheimer’s and Dementia and their effects of the Gerontology population. Come Train with the BEST!

INTERNSHIP ROTATION CHOICES:
Team with a Caregiver for a Week in our Assisted Living Community

Learn the fundamentals of dealing with individuals with memory impairments including the use of tools such as engagement and re-direction for management of behaviors.
Get and in-depth look at care issues surrounding someone with memory impairments.
Work closely with individuals with different stages of memory loss. Learn valuable approaches to dealing with various levels of Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias.

Hospice-offering care at the end of life

Have the opportunity to go behind the scenes in a Hospice office. Learn about the Hospice program and the various benefits that it offers to individuals who qualify.
Get to know the continuum of care and the care coordination that is involved in a Hospice environment.
Team with the Social Worker and/or Chaplin as they visit patients.
Attend the Volunteer training program to become a Hospice Volunteer. As a Hospice Volunteer you will visit patients and do various activities with them such as reading, having conversations, singing, playing a musical instrument, and providing them with compassion and support.

Team up with a Community Ambassador

Go out in the field with a Community Ambassador and learn the marketing and relationship building aspect of geriatric care.

Senior Services in a Home Care or Assisted Living Environment

Observe how to care for someone with dementia as a one-to-one companion-either in a home or assisted living environment.
Get and in-depth look at care issues surrounding someone with memory impairments.
Experience first hand the family dynamics and psycho-social issue that surround Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Activities in our Assisted Living Community

Learn how to engage individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in an
activity setting.
Learn different methods of stimulation (physically and mentally) that are appropriate for individuals with memory impairments.
Take away some valuable tools and activity ideas to use with the geriatric population.

For more information on an Internship program with Silverado please contact Alicia Mourer at (888) 328-5400 x167.