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Hospice Trains Volunteers
All volunteers receive training to ensure they feel comfortable with their tasks. Training programs vary in length and generally cover the following areas:
 Philosophy of hospice care. A comprehensive overview of services offered by the hospice. Physical, emotional, social, and spiritual issues that people can encounter at the end of life. Individual needs, including emotional support, emergency procedures, universal precautions and procedures to follow after the hospice patient dies. An overview of chronic and life-limiting illnesses. Effective communication skills when speaking with the patient and family members. Information about interpersonal family issues and relationships. Boundaries for the hospice volunteer and the patient and family. Basic information about grief and loss. |
Hospice Volunteers: Helping People LIVE...
 Considered to be the model for quality, compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury, hospice and palliative care involve a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support expressly tailored to the patient's needs and wishes. Support is provided to the patient's loved ones as well.
The focus of hospice relies on the belief that each of us has the right to die pain-free and with dignity, and that our loved ones will recieve the necessary support to allow us to do so. The hospice team provides support to ensure the highest quality of life possible for the person living with a life-limiting illness.
Every hospice program has their own policy regarding eligibility for becoming a hospice volunteer. Many hospices work with volunteers in their teens. Emotional maturity plays an important role in determining whether or not a person is ready to become a hospice volunteer, as the role of a volunteer can be an intense experience.
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Hospice Needs Volunteers
Volunteers provide important services to hospice organizations and the people they serve. Whether it's providing companionship to a person in the final months and weeks of life, offering support to family members and caregivers, or helping with community outreach and fundraising, the contributions of volunteers are essential to the important work provided by our hospice programs.
Interested? Please contact us!
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