Hospice of Northwest Ohio is building its volunteer team in the Bowling Green, Genoa, Oregon, Point Place and Temperance communities. Volunteers have the opportunity to work closely with Hospice staff to improve the quality of life for patients and families through a variety of tasks.
The current need is for volunteers who are willing to visit patients in their homes or at nursing homes. These volunteers provide companionship for patients, respite for caregivers and assist with simple tasks.
The volunteers often tell Hospice they get way more out of the experience than they give. Cathy Helton has been a Hospice of Northwest Ohio volunteer since 2014.
She says, “Many of the ways we help patients and their families may seem like ‘small’ things to us as volunteers, but they become large for those facing the end of life. It is an honor and a privilege to bring joy to patients and their families.”
Cathy shares further, “I signed up to volunteer to bring joy to Hospice patients and found out that it is the patients who bring joy to my life.”
Free training is provided. Learn more about our volunteer program and apply via the website, hospicenwo.org.
