“The last good thing that may happen in a person's life is a hospice volunteer.” – Unknown
If you’re looking for ways to serve your community, look no further than your local hospice. Hospice residences are caring, compassionate places that bring together people from all walks of life. If you aren’t sure where you’d fit in, there’s always a place for a committed volunteer as jobs can vary from cooking to talking to playing music (and so much more). Volunteers at residences like Hospice of the Fisher Home find the experience rewarding because they can make a difference in the lives of terminally-ill patients and their caregivers. If you want to make a difference at our nonprofit hospice, consider volunteering or donating.

Why You Should be a Hospice Volunteer
Provide comfort and emotional support.
As a volunteer, you would play an important role in delivering both physical and emotional assistance to patients and their families. Hospice patients often deal with feelings of isolation and loneliness. By volunteering, you can offer companionship!
Make an impact.
You are an integral part of the care team for terminally-ill patients when you volunteer for a hospice. You focus on the comfort side of care, ensuring that their needs, outside of the medical ones, are being met. Additionally, you help family caregivers. Through your work, you give them a break, allowing them to do what they need to fill their cup.
Build amazing, meaningful relationships.
Hospice volunteering allows you to create lasting, sincere relationships. You’ll collaborate with others who are just as dedicated to compassion as you are! These connections can evolve into lasting friendships.
Use your particular expertise/interests.
There are a ton of different roles for volunteers in hospice. Our volunteer coordinator will put you in the right place, so that you can make a meaningful difference that you are excited about! Volunteers can:
Sit with patients
Read to patients
Bring their well-behaved pets to patients
Play music
Cook or prep meals
Garden
Help with daily tasks
Offer healing arts
& a ton more!
No matter your skill set, there’s a place for you!
Volunteering is good for you!
Yes, you read that right. Studies show that volunteering has mental and physical health benefits. It helps you connect with your community, provides a sense of purpose, and can help with self-esteem! When you volunteer you’re doing something great for you and your community.
It helps you celebrate life.
Everyone you meet in hospice has a unique perspective. As a volunteer, you will have the honor of listening to patients' life stories. Through this, you can honor their memory .
You will learn a lot.
Volunteering at a hospice will allow you to learn more about caring for those that are terminally-ill.
Offers personal growth.
Not only will you learn about the more technical side of caring for the terminally-ill, you will also gain a deeper understanding of the life-death experience, expand your empathy, and truly understand why the little moments matter.
Volunteering at Hospice of the Fisher Home
Volunteers at Hospice of the Fisher Home love what they do. Many of our volunteers have committed years of their lives to supporting our patients and their families. Our community of volunteers is like no other!
If you are looking to volunteer with us, click here. We would love to have you.
If you are in the Western Massachusetts area and have a loved one who requires hospice care, Hospice of the Fisher Home provides both in-residence or at-home (or wherever you reside) care through our community program. Contact us to find out more.
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