Companionship Volunteer Needed
About the role
Residential Healthcare Group is seeking volunteers to visit patients at home or in a long-term care facility. As a volunteer, you will provide companionship that may include reading and talking to a patient, writing letters, reading a patient’s personal story, or giving respite to caregivers.
About us
Residential Healthcare Group is on a mission to positively impact patients and their families by providing exceptional home health, palliative, and hospice care. We deliver individualized care plans wherever patients are, guided by core values of collaboration, transformation, education, and advocacy. Our team-based approach ensures comprehensive care, addressing medical, spiritual, and emotional needs through a multidisciplinary team of physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and spiritual care counselors.
Benefits for patients
- Knowing that they are not alone
- The chance to see a new face and tell their stories
- Caregivers can take brief breaks and return refreshed
- Having something to look forward to
Benefits for volunteers
- The satisfaction of bringing comfort to someone approaching the end of life
- The chance to witness the beauty of families coming together for someone they love
- The knowledge that you are a valued member of the hospice team