HPCC

Hospice & Palliative Care Center

Clients Served
Setting(s): Hospice/Bereavement Services
Population(s): Terminally ill, Other: families, AIDS, Alzheimer's/dementia, Cancer, Comatose, Elderly persons
Age Range: Infant-old adult

Facility Characteristics
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter provides end-of-life care to patients and families who are facing life-limiting and terminal illnesses. Current patient daily census ranges between 350 and 400. Bereavement and counseling services are available to family and friends of hospice patients, as well as any person in the community to aid in coping with anticipatory grief and bereavement. Community programs extend HPCCÕs outreach to include end-of-life planning and education. Hospice and home health services are available to people of all ages who present with a wide range of diagnoses. HPCC is the oldest hospice in the state, and serves thirteen counties from four offices in the North Carolina piedmont. Care is provided in patient homes; assisted living and long-term care facilities; and at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, a free-standing, 30-bed inpatient facility. The main office and hospice home are located in Winston-Salem, NC.

Training
This internship program is new to Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. Interns will work with a staff that is supportive and excited about the growth of music therapy in hospice care. They will gain valuable knowledge that has both a professional and a personal impact. Working with different ages and diagnoses will offer a variety of learning experiences. Interns can expect to heavily utilize accompaniment and vocal skills and to provide care to hospice patients and families, as well as to bereavement groups.This internship program is new to Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. Interns will work with a staff that is supportive and excited about the growth of music therapy in hospice care. They will gain valuable knowledge that has both a professional and a personal impact. Working with different ages and diagnoses will offer a variety of learning experiences. Interns can expect to heavily utilize accompaniment and vocal skills and to provide care to hospice patients and families, as well as to bereavement groups.

Essentials
Starting Months: Flexible,arrange with director
Housing: Not provided
Meals: Not provided
Stipend: $0.00

Contact Information
Hospice & Palliative Care Center
Katie Cyre, MS, MT-BC
101 Hospice Lane
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: (336) 331-1331

Record last modified: October 5, 2007

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