Hospice Volunteer

What are Hospice Volunteers?

Volunteers at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) provide support to patients and their primary caregivers. They are carefully chosen and trained with the idea of ensuring that patients and their families continue to feel connected to their community. Volunteers are a free service that is a part of the CVHHH hospice program.

What Kinds of Support Do Volunteers Provide?

CVHHH Hospice Volunteers can provide support before and after a patient’s death. Examples include (but are not limited to):

• Regularly scheduled companionship for patient
• Respite visits for primary caregiver
• Assistance with light housekeeping tasks
• Running errands for patient and/or primary caregiver, such as grocery shopping, mailing items, pharmacy pickups, and medical equipment pickups
• Veteran to Veteran companionship
• Preparing light meals and assisting with pet care & gardening
• Visiting with bereaved families
• Support hospice events, such as the annual Hospice Remembrance Service
• Assistance in relaying information to the Hospice Team regarding needs and/or concerns
• Dinners with Love meal delivery
• Assist Bereavement Coordinator with grief support groups
• Therapy dog visits (patient facilities only)
• Patient emergency preparedness
• In-office administration support for hospice team, patients & caregivers

Benefits include new volunteer & annual training, assignments that fit interests & schedules, and connect with a local organization providing community care for over 100 years.

Please note: This is an unpaid, volunteer position.