The Elder Care Ministries’ Chaplaincy Program is an outreach of ABCORI to long-term care facilities interested in providing professional spiritual care to residents, families and staff.  Through this ministry, facilities have the opportunity to integrate a part-time chaplain into their care team.  To help make this happen, the program provides: 

•          seed money to bring a part-time chaplain on staff

•          guidance in the hiring process of a fully trained professional

•          support in the development of a spiritual care program designed to meet the unique needs of residents, families and staff of the facility

•          quarterly quantitative assessments of the impact of professional spiritual care on the entire facility

Elder Care Ministries works closely with administrators & staff to help design a spiritual care program that fits the facility’s needs.  Full funding for the 20-hour/week chaplain position is provided for the first year of the program; partial funding is provided for year two.  By the end of the second year, most facilities realize the impact of the program and take responsibility for compensating the chaplain’s position on their own.

For a detailed job description, click here.