Hospice of Hope Volunteers – Helping Patients and Families

Hospice Volunteers - You Are Needed... 

While Hospice of Hope employs paid professionals, we rely greatly on the donated time of volunteers to assist in all areas of operation and care. Nationally, there are more than 150,000 generous Hospice volunteers giving over 16 million service hours annually to the needs of patients. Locally, over 200 volunteers donated service to Hospice of hope in the last year, giving almost 7,000 hours.

Hospice Volunteers - In Giving We Receive...

No job is too big or too small for Hospice volunteers. Often the most important thing a volunteer can do is just to be there for patients, reassuring them they are not alone, holding a hand or offering a smile. The rewards are enormous. The strength and courage patients provide is a constant source of inspiration, leaving volunteers feeling that they have gained much more than they have given.

Services Provided by Hospice of Hope Volunteers

  • Assist with meals / meal preparation.

  • Transport a patient to doctor appointments.

  • Visit a patient at home / hospital / nursing home.

  • Provide relief/respite for an hour or two for the primary caregiver.

  • Assist the family with shopping.

  • Deliver supplies.

  • Offer a listening ear (Bereavement support).

  • Share in spiritual care.

  • Assist with Hospice office operations

  • Work in our cutting garden, preparing floral gifts for our patients / families.

  • Make Bereavement Bears for children who lose a family member.
     

Hospice Volunteers "R-US"
 

Some of our volunteers have jobs and others are retired. They worship in various places and represent different ethnic groups. They are men and women. All volunteers complete the Hospice Volunteer Training course, offered once or twice annually, (see the latest "graduating class" of Hospice of Hope Volunteer Training) and many have been a primary caregiver of a loved one who has died. What ties all our volunteers together is a desire to give to those in need.

If you would like to become a Hospice volunteer, please contact Wanda Paul, Volunteer Coordinator at 606-759-4050 or 800-928-4848.