For families · An offer of company
Our volunteers are a quiet gift.
Hospice volunteers are trained, screened, and matched to your household with care. They are not staff and not strangers — they are people who chose, freely, to spend a few hours a week with someone they have not yet met. There is no cost. You can use as much or as little as feels right.
·What they do
For the patient
- Sit, talk, or be quiet together.
- Read aloud — books, scripture, the newspaper, letters.
- Play music, watch a game, do a puzzle.
- Record a life story or a letter to grandchildren.
- Walk in the yard or to the porch.
For the caregiver
- A few hours of respite so you can rest.
- Errands — pharmacy, groceries, the post office.
- Light help around the house if welcome.
- A drive to a medical appointment.
- Someone to share a cup of coffee with.
·What they don't do
- Hands-on medical care, medications, or transfers.
- Heavy housework or extensive home repair.
- Financial transactions or signing on your behalf.
- Anything that crosses your privacy or comfort.
If something feels off, tell the volunteer coordinator. The match can be changed. Your comfort is the point.
·Specialty programs
- We Honor Veterans — veteran volunteers visit veteran patients. Pinning ceremonies, branch-specific recognition, and the kind of stories only another veteran will hear.
- Vigil volunteers — trained companions who sit through the night so no one is alone in the last hours, if family can't be present.
- Pet therapy — certified handlers and gentle dogs, where it is welcome.
- Music & art — volunteers who bring guitars, hymns, or quiet hands for painting and folding.
- Bilingual visits — Spanish, Vietnamese, ASL, and others as available.
A note for the family
It is okay to say yes. It is okay to say no.
Some families want a volunteer every week from the first day. Some never feel they need one. Some change their mind halfway through. All of these are fine. The offer stands the whole time you are with us.
"Volunteers are required by Medicare for a reason. Hospice was started by them."
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Volunteer Coordinator
(903) 470-1994