Join us for a fun afternoon of hand-making cards and learningabout Volunteer opportunities with Big Bend Hospice! Join us August 25, 2022 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm at Eastpoint Library - 160 Hickory Dip, Eastpoint, FL 32328 We will be creating cards for Big Bend Hospice patients. Homemade cards help combat patients' loneliness and positively impact their mental health. Seeing a handmade card lets them know people are thinking about them. While we make the cards for Big Bend Hospice patients, we’ll discuss the many ways BBH Volunteers help make a difference in the community. All supplies will be provided, as well as snacks and drinks. To learn more, or to reserve your spot, contact Kara Walker at kmwalker@bigbendhospice.org or call (850) 878-5310!

This session will meet weekly beginning Thursday, August 11, 2022 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Big Bend Hospice 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard Tallahassee, Conference Room C Registration is required. This group has limited space. Contact Wendy Vargo, MSW to register (850) 671-6082 or wsvargo@bigbendhospice.org

Join us for a fun afternoon of hand-making cards and learningabout Volunteer opportunities with Big Bend Hospice! Join us August 31, 2022 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm at Apalachicola Library at 80 12th Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320 We will be creating cards for Big Bend Hospice patients. Homemade cards help combat patients' loneliness and positively impact their mental health. Seeing a handmade card lets them know people are thinking about them. While we make the cards for Big Bend Hospice patients, we’ll discuss the many ways BBH Volunteers help make a difference in the community. All supplies will be provided, as well as snacks and drinks. To learn more, or to reserve your spot, contact Kara Walker at kmwalker@bigbendhospice.org or call (850) 878-5310!

This session will meet weekly beginning Thursday, August 11, 2022 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Big Bend Hospice 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard Tallahassee, Conference Room C Registration is required. This group has limited space. Contact Wendy Vargo, MSW to register (850) 671-6082 or wsvargo@bigbendhospice.org

Big Bend Hospice invites you to join us for an afternoon of learning. Wednesday, September 7, 2022 4:30PM - 6:00PM Margaret Key Library 80 12th Street (ON HWY 98) Apalachicola, FL 32320 HOSPICE 101 Kara Walker, BBH Community Engagement Coordinator, helps dispel the many myths about Hospice and explains the many ways Hospice helps patients and their loved ones. HEALING THROUGH HARMONY BBH Music Therapist Ashley Hall, MT-BC discusses how music therapy can help patients and their loved ones. A brief demonstration of music therapy techniques will be featured. For more information about this presentation or how you can schedule your own hospice informational presentation, call (850) 878-5310 or email info@bigbendhospice.org

This session will meet weekly beginning Thursday, August 11, 2022 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Big Bend Hospice 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard Tallahassee, Conference Room C Registration is required. This group has limited space. Contact Wendy Vargo, MSW to register (850) 671-6082 or wsvargo@bigbendhospice.org

Save the Date for the Third Annual Re-envisioning Elder Care Conference to be held on September 9, 2022, by the Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs at Florida State and Nova Southeastern Universities. This third annual joint conference will explore a number of timely issues impacting the care of older adults. Discussions will focus on topics ranging from strengthening the eldercare workforce, newer financing initiatives to supplement Medicare, ensuring diversity and equity in long-term care, and a review of the newly released report on “National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality.” Topics this year will include: Update on Geriatric Depression with Dr. Mridul Mazumder of Florida State University Systemic Racism in Long-Term Care: Steps for Policy and Action with Dr. Tetyana Shippee of the University of Minnesota Recognizing Burnout in the Caregivers of Dementia Patients with Dr. Gregory James of Optum, Home & Community and Dr. Nicholas James of the Orlando VA Healthcare System Optimal Staffing in Nursing Homes: How much is enough? with Dr. Laura Wagner of the University of California Off-Ramps on Our Way to the Eldercare Disaster with Dr. Joanne Lynn who works half-time with Representative Tom Suozzi, a Health & Aging Policy Fellow, and consults with long-term care […]

This session meets on Tuesday, September 13 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Big Bend Hospice 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard, Tallahassee Conference Room C Contact Katie Kliner, MSW to register (850) 671-6094 or dkkliner@bigbendhospice.org This group is open to all community members. Registration is required. COVID screenings will take place prior to in-person meetings to promote the safety and well-being of all participants.

This session will meet weekly beginning Thursday, August 11, 2022 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Big Bend Hospice 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard Tallahassee, Conference Room C Registration is required. This group has limited space. Contact Wendy Vargo, MSW to register (850) 671-6082 or wsvargo@bigbendhospice.org

For more information contact Katie Mandell at (850) 878-5310 or visit https://bigbendhospice.org/become-a-volunteer