Regional Hospice and Home Care volunteers are very special people who play a critical role for the patients and families we serve. Trained volunteers offer support for our patients and their families in the Hospice Program and the Healing Hearts bereavement programs. Volunteers can also assist with administrative support, community education, fundraising and other activities.

Family support volunteers offer support and companionship for patients and their families in their homes, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living residences. At certain times during the year an 18-hour training is offered free of charge to prepare new family support volunteers. The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the hospice philosophy, the interdisciplinary team approach to care and the special needs of patients and families facing a life-limiting illness and loss.

Bereavement volunteers are professionally trained to offer support to adults or children who have experienced the death of a loved one. Training sessions take place several times each year.

Participation in the volunteer trainings is not required for volunteers who provide administrative support and help with community education, fundraising and other activities.

Help is always needed. To learn more about becoming a Regional Hospice and Home Care volunteer, contact Carolyn Wolfe, volunteer director, at 203.702.7415 or email at CWolfe@RegionalHospiceCT.org.