Compassus Hospice New Jersey

Compassus is a national leader in providing high-quality, compassionate, person-centered care to individuals wherever they call home. Our continuum of integrated home-based care services ensures patients and their families have the support they need to address current and future health needs.

Partnering with Compassus brings peace of mind to patients, caregivers, and health care providers. Our team members work collaboratively to manage patient conditions and meet goals of care alongside referring physicians, health systems, long-term care partners, and family members.

Our value is in the compassion and expertise of our teams, which act as an extension of patients’ existing care teams. We believe everyone who interacts with us should experience our individualized Care for who I am philosophy, from the care services we provide to patients and families to how we interact with our partners and one another.

Our Services

Compassus provides a full suite of care services delivered where people live to meet their varying level of care needs. We’re continually evaluating the needs of patients in the communities we serve and committed to expanding our services to meet the overwhelming preference of most people to receive care where they live whenever possible.

VOLUNTEERS

Patients and families often tell us that hospice volunteers are a treasure. Even if you work behind the scenes, you’ll be helping others at a time of great need.

Patient Support

Volunteers provide companionship to the patient and respite for the caregiver. Ways to help include:

Friendly visits

Reading to patients

Light housekeeping

Running errands

Writing letters

Meal preparation

Bereavement

Bereavement volunteers are an invaluable resource for those who have lost loved ones, especially for family members without a solid support network. Bereavement volunteers might:

Visit with the bereaved in person or by phone

Assist with grief support groups

Coordinate community resources

Help bereavement coordinators with mailings and calls

Administrative

Administrative volunteers assist hospice staff, typically in the office. Ways to help include:

Copying, faxing, filing, and other light office work

Sending birthday cards, sympathy cards, or thinking of you cards

Making deliveries

Veteran-To-Veteran Volunteers

Compassus is proud to participate in the We Honor Veterans program. Many of our locations provide trained veteran volunteers who offer camaraderie and compassionate care for fellow veterans. Our veteran-to-veteran volunteers understand the unique needs of veterans because they ARE veterans.

11th Hour/Vigil Volunteers

Some local programs have 11th Hour/Vigil Volunteers. These are trained, non-medical volunteers who offer emotional support to patients and caregivers in the last hours of life. 11th Hour/Vigil volunteers are a compassionate presence during the last hours of life for hospice patients either in private homes or in facilities.

Supplementary Volunteer Services

We welcome other specialized volunteers to provide services to our patients, such as:

Reiki practitioners

Massage therapists

Pet therapy teams

Art therapists

Music therapists

Hair stylists

For all of these supplementary volunteer services, the volunteers must be certified or licensed.