Celebrating Seniors in Jersey City (Peace Care – St. Joseph’s)

Peace Care is a non-profit nursing home that excels in providing the best care to its residents. The staff at Peace Care are committed to providing personalized attention and care to nurture the mind, body, and spirit of their long-term care residents and short-term care patients.

They need your help to create a positive and fun filled environment for the residents. Volunteers will help celebrate the residents’ birthdays each month. A birthday celebration will help lift the sprits of the residents. Peace Care celebrates each resident with a birthday during that specific month.

NEED-TO-KNOW

• ​Volunteers must have a parking pass to park in the Peace Care parking lot. The lot is located on Baldwin Ave across from St. Joseph’s Church. The parking passes will be available at the front desk.

• ​ Volunteers will be connecting with residents through conversation, light reading , assisting with transporting, and serving beverages.

• ​Please do not talk on your cell phone while engaging with the residents

• ​Volunteers must take a purified protein derivative (PPD) test or provide proof of tuberculosis (TB) vaccine prior to volunteering at this location. It is important to help keep the elderly safe and healthy by meeting Peace Care’s guidelines.