Companionship Volunteer

Overview

Residential Hospice cares for your medical needs as well as your spiritual and emotional needs. Our team is comprised of physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and spiritual care counselors that work together to care for the whole patient.

Residential Hospice is seeking dedicated Patient Support Volunteers to help patients and families through their end-of-life journey. Hospice patients have a terminal diagnosis and a limited life expectancy, and they and their loved ones are often dealing with many emotional stressors while in the care of hospice.

Our volunteers provide comfort, companionship, and friendship to patients in a nursing facility or unteers may engage with patients in a variety of ways depending on the patient’s needs. These activities can range from reading aloud, doing puzzles, or attending facility activities with the patient to simply listening to music, talking, or holding a hand. Volunteers also may provide a respite for caregivers who are caring for a loved one.

Volunteers sit with a patient while the caregiver can take time for themselves.

As a Hospice Patient Support Volunteer, your presence and support can make an impact for our patients and their families. If this seems like something that would be a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you.

Watch our video to learn more One More Trip - A Residential Hospice Story

• Are you kind and friendly and looking to help others in your community?
• Are you patient and empathic, and willing to share those gifts with others during a difficult time?

• Commitment to volunteer with Hospice services and support patients and families during end-of-life care

Ypsilanti, MI