Hospice Volunteer

Help Give HOPE To Hospice Patients

Volunteer | Hope Healthcare and Hospice

HOPE Hospice Volunteers Make A Difference

Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice team, filling roles that range from direct contact with patients to providing clerical support for the organization. Hospices participating with Medicare must utilize volunteers alongside their paid clinical and administrative staff.

Hospice volunteers describe their work as gratifying, intellectually stimulating, and emotionally meaningful. Hospices require a lot from their volunteers and value them greatly.


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Volunteer | HOPE Healthcare and Hospice

Every HOPE Healthcare and Hospice volunteer receives free comprehensive training before being assigned a volunteer job. They learn hospice philosophy, care for the terminally ill, education about grief and loss, health and safety precautions, and more.

 

How You Can Help As A HOPE Hospice Volunteer

HOPE Healthcare and Hospice offers hospice volunteer opportunities that allow you to choose the role with which you feel the most comfortable. These include:

Support for Patients

This can include visiting, reading, taking walks, writing letters, bringing in music, and supervising therapeutic visits with pets. Volunteers with the necessary certification can also provide massage therapy. Some hospices also utilize volunteers who offer complementary therapies such as aroma therapy or therapeutic touch.

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Respite and Support
for Family Members

Volunteers can assist with shopping, light housekeeping, and minor household maintenance, allow family caregivers to take care of necessary errands, exercise, or have time alone. Volunteers can also help care for a family pet.

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Bereavement Support Programs

Hospice volunteers can work closely with the hospice’s bereavement staff. Duties may include assisting a support group facilitator, serving refreshments, or helping with mailings to families.

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Administrative Duties

Volunteers with clerical skills can serve a hospice by helping in the office with administrative duties. Responsibilities can range from preparing mailings or thank-you letters to organizing events.

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Special Skills and Interests

Many hospices utilize volunteers to help maintain patients’ yards and assist with landscaping. Notaries, barbers, and beauticians often volunteer their services to patients. Musicians often volunteer to play for patients.

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Want to learn more about becoming a hospice volunteer?


If you're compassionate, understanding, and patient, we'd love to have you join our support team! Fill out the form below, and we will reach out with more information on becoming a Hospice Volunteer.