What does it take to be a Kindred Hospice Volunteer?

1. The desire to give your time, talents and heart in support of hospice patients and their families.
2. Be at least 18 years of age to volunteer directly with patients.
3. Application, background check, fingerprinting, drug screening, and TB test (all at no cost).
4. Comprehensive hospice volunteer orientation and annual training. (*Orientation provided through Zoom during pandemic.)
5. Must be able to transport self to and from patient home; may not be dropped off.

Volunteers provide friendly, non-medical visits to hospice patients in their homes; involves no hands-on care.

Types of patient care might include:

• Providing companionship
• Providing caregiver relief
• Reading, playing cards, or playing games
• Conducting life review
• Performing/playing music
• Creating art/doing crafts directly with the patient
• Assisting with light household chores (washing dishes, doing laundry, vacuuming, yard work)

Scheduling is flexible; generally 1-2 hours, once or twice a week.

For more information, please contact Sigrid Newbury, Volunteer Coordinator, at (386) 597-6306 or via email at sigrid.newbury@kindredhospicecare.com.

Thank you for your interest in being a Kindred Hospice Volunteer!