Needs From: United Way of Lancaster County

Kindred is proud to participate in the national We Honor Veterans program. If you have served in the military and are searching for a way to make a difference in the lives of Veterans on hospice services, you belong here. Hospice volunteers are a valuable part of our care team. Veteran volunteers provide companionship (ex: conversation/sharing stories/life review, playing games, light housekeeping, running errands), caregiver relief (to give direct caregivers a break), compassionate listening, and participate in Veteran pinning ceremonies. Veteran volunteers have invaluable insight and may be able to give stress reduction techniques to patients/caregivers, help recognize PTSD in patients, and help patients/caregivers identify and process grief. Volunteers may support patients emotional and/or spiritual healing through sharing a common language and cultural bond.

This is a volunteer/unpaid position. 

Kindred strives to provide comfort, compassion, dignity, and peace to terminally ill patients and their families through a holistic approach to physical, spiritual, and emotional care by professionally trained hospice teams and specialized community resources. Our volunteers are a part of that team. The volunteer’s role in hospice care includes patient/family and/or administrative support. Volunteers can provide direct support in the patient’s home or a nursing facility with the purpose of companionship and/or caregiver relief. Some volunteers help the family/patient celebrate special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. Administrative volunteers primarily work in our hospice office filing and/or assisting with mailings.

We are looking for volunteers in the Lancaster County area. We appreciate the time you are able to give and do not have a limit.

This is a volunteer/unpaid position. 

AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF OUR CARE AT KINDRED HOSPICE IS HAVING EMPATHETIC VOLUNTEERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND SHARE THE FEELINGS OF SOMEONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING LOSS. THESE SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH IT MEANS FOR SOMEONE TO SIMPLY BE THERE FOR THEM AND IT MEANS SO MUCH! SOMETIMES THE FAMILY AND CAREGIVERS ARE STRUGGLING MORE THAN THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING HOSPICE CARE. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE PATIENT VISITS, CAREGIVER RELIEF, PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THE PATIENT (PUZZLES, CARDS, READING, GAMES, MUSIC, ETC.), COMPANIONSHIP, PHONE CALLS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. VOLUNTEER DAYS AND TIMES ARE FLEXIBLE AS WE WILL WORK WITH YOUR SCHEDULE! SHARING SOME OF YOUR TIME AND HEART WITH THOSE THAT NEED IS SO HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED!

This is a volunteer/unpaid position.