Volunteer Opportunity

The Enhanced Care Unit and Courtyard at Jamestown wants to build a volunteer base to help offer one-on-one activities to the Alzheimer's and dementia residents. Volunteers will work with the lower functioning residents doing simple one-on-one activities. 


The unit does activities Monday - Saturday between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm and on Sundays 2:00-5:00.  


If you are interested email Linda O'Niones, the Enhanced Care Activities Director, at  enhancedcareactivities@gmail.com   to let her know the times you are available. 

Alpine Hospice

From Barbara at Alpine Hospice:

"Volunteers are vital part of the service we give to terminally ill patients and their families, the work is varied and rewarding and the hours are extremely flexible."

The Services for Patients and Families Include: 

• companionship
• respite for caregivers
• reading to patients
• helping patients with an oral history
• running errands (grocery shopping, yard work, housework, ect.)
• whatever else the family or patient needs

Non-patients Contact Duties Include:

• special projects in the office
• picking up supplies
• creating and maintaining bulletin boards
• assembling Intake Packets for new patients
• other various projects. 

Volunteers can even shadow one of the social workers while they does at-home visits for additional experience and training. 

Requirements for Volunteers Include:

1. TB screening
2. Background check
3. Privacy Agreement
4. Commitment to be on-time with assignment

Orientation and training will be scheduled on a weeknight or on a Saturday. Alpine Hospice covers the cost of the background check and TB test.

Contact Barbara to set up a time to train and for more information. barbara.mcconville@gmail.com 

Senior Centers

A note from Adam S. Frary, Caregiver Education/Respite Volunteer Coordinator at Mountainland Department of Aging & Family Services:

"Senior centers can be a great resource to seniors and caregivers of seniors. The purpose of senior centers is to provide an opportunity for older adults to remain active and engaged in the community. They have various activities and usually have lunch available. They also have 10 different senior centers in Utah County. If you want to learn more about senior centers and locations go to mountainland.org/seniors."

Examples of senior centers in Utah County include:

• Springville Senior Citizen Center - http://www.springvilleseniorcenter.org/
• Aspen Senior Center -  http://www.aspenseniorcenter.org/
• Spanish Fork Senior Center
• Provo Eldred Senior Center