Hospice Pet Therapy Volunteers Needed
About the Role
Residential Hospice is seeking volunteers with certified pet therapy dogs to visit our patients receiving hospice care. Hospice pet therapy leverages the natural bond between humans and animals to bring joy, humor, love, and companionship to those on the end-of-life journey.
Benefits for Patients
- Unconditional, non-judgmental love that pets provide
- Reduced feelings of loneliness and anxiety
- Encouragement to socialize
- Having something to look forward to
Benefits for Volunteers
- Gratification of bringing smiles to the faces of patients, families, friends, and staff
- Chance to witness firsthand the amazing impact a dog can have on the lives of others
- Opportunity to give their certified pet therapy dog meaningful work, where it will receive lots of loving attention
About Us
At Residential Healthcare Group, we are on a mission to positively impact our patients and their families by providing exceptional home health, palliative, and hospice care. Our care teams deliver individualized care plans wherever patients are, guided by core values of collaboration and transformation in the home health, palliative, and hospice industries.
Residential Hospice cares for the whole patient—medical, spiritual, and emotional—through a team of physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and spiritual care counselors. We educate patients and families, advocate for those in need, and strive to increase access to our industry-leading services at every stage of the patient’s journey.