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Published 3/24/26 10:37AM

Pet Therapy

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Jackson, MI
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    There is no minimum time commitment
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    10
    Cause Areas:
    Animals, Health & Medicine, Seniors & Retirement
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+

    Description

    Pet Therapy

    Share the Healing Power of a Wagging Tail

    At Optimal Care, we understand the unique comfort a dog can offer-especially during life’s most tender moments. That’s why we provide pet therapy visits to our hospice patients, offering connection, calm, and joy through the gentle presence of a therapy dog.

    • We’re inviting compassionate volunteerslike you-to join us in this meaningful work. If you have a friendly dog and a heart for serving others, you and your canine companion can bring warmth, smiles, and companionship to those facing the end of life.

    Whether in a patient’s home or in an assisted living facility, your visits can offer profound peace and happiness-moments that patients and their families will remember and cherish.

    This is more than a volunteer opportunity.

    It’s a chance to make a real difference, simply by showing up-together.

    For‌ ‌more‌ ‌information,‌ ‌please‌ ‌call‌ ‌us‌ ‌at‌ ‌(800)‌ ‌490-1742‌ ‌or‌ ‌email‌‌ volunteer@optimal.care

    Mission‌ ‌Statement‌‌: To Serve Together, Provide Value and Deliver Exceptional Quality Care

    At‌ ‌Optimal Care ‌we‌ ‌believe‌ ‌everyone‌ ‌connected‌ ‌to‌ ‌us‌ ‌should‌ ‌Expect‌ ‌Exceptional-‌ ‌our‌‌

    patients,‌ ‌families,‌ ‌care‌ ‌providers‌ ‌and‌ ‌community‌ ‌partners.‌ ‌Our‌ ‌purpose‌ ‌is‌ ‌to‌ ‌care‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌‌

    seriously‌ ‌ill‌ ‌population‌ ‌and‌ ‌surround‌ ‌those‌ ‌affected‌ ‌by‌ ‌life‌ ‌limiting‌ ‌illness‌ ‌with‌ ‌unmatched‌ ‌levels‌‌

    of‌ ‌care.‌ ‌Optimal ‌promotes‌ ‌a‌ ‌family‌ ‌culture‌ ‌of‌ ‌doing‌ ‌what‌ ‌is‌ ‌right‌ ‌for‌ ‌our‌ ‌patients,‌ ‌wherever‌ ‌they‌‌

    call‌ ‌home.‌

    Location

    On-site
    Various Jackson locations, Jackson, Michigan, US

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