Considering a career in healthcare? Volunteer with Autumn Hospice to get real-world expe...

Are you considering a career in healthcare? If so, get hands-on, real world experience by volunteering with Autumn Hospice.

If you are thinking about a career in healthcare, consider volunteering with Autumn Hospice. Hospice care is designed to support patients with life-limiting illnesses by focusing on comfort rather than a cure. It addresses the whole person, including their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.

Volunteers are an integral part of the hospice care team (i.e., interdisciplinary team), which includes physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, chaplains, home health aides, and bereavement counselors.

Volunteering with hospice can be invaluable for individuals pursuing careers in medicine, nursing, social work, counseling, or other healthcare fields. As a hospice volunteer you will gain insights into patient care, develop communication and empathy skills, and learn how to support individuals in their end-of-life journey.

Volunteering with hospice doesn’t just benefit patients and their caregivers/family members; it also benefits volunteers. Serving others is fulfilling work, and hospice volunteers who help those receiving end-of-life care often learn to appreciate life more. Everyone has a limited amount of time in their lives, and interacting with hospice patients can encourage volunteers to appreciate what they have and strive to live a more meaningful life with the time they’ve been given.

About Autumn Hospice

Autumn Hospice’s mission is to provide compassionate, holistic end-of-life care, centered on a personal approach, connectedness, dignity, and clinical excellence. Focus of care is directed toward patient goals for the remainder of life and is adjusted and refocused as the condition of the patient changes.

Nurses, social workers, home health aides, volunteers, bereavement counselors, chaplains, physicians, and management of Autumn Hospice provide a dynamic, holistic interdisciplinary team to serve the patient, caregivers, and family members, which are recognized as the "unit of care."

The Autumn Hospice team continuously strives to meet and exceed the unique and very individualized spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of the "patient/unit of care" during the dying process, continuing through the bereavement period that follows the death of the patient.

Our Vision:

• We believe that everyone’s journey deserves the utmost respect, empathy, and support. Our personal approach lies at the heart of everything we do.
• We strive to build strong, trusting relationships with our patients and their families; whomever they deem is their "family"; acknowledging their unique needs, wishes, and values.
• By truly understanding their stories, hopes, and fears, we aim to create an environment that promotes comfort, peace, and emotional well-being.
• We believe connectedness is a cornerstone of our mission.
• We foster a sense of belonging and community, ensuring that patients and their loved ones feel supported throughout this challenging time.
• We actively engage with families, offering guidance, resources, and a compassionate presence to help them navigate the complexities of end-of-life care.
• By fostering open communication and creating a supportive network, we aim to alleviate feelings of isolation and promote an atmosphere of shared understanding and solace.

Communities Served

Autumn Hospice has offices in Norwell and Worcester, and we serve patients and their caregivers/family members in several communities including Abington, Ashland, Auburn, Ayer, Bellingham, Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Boylston, Braintree, Brockton, Canton, Clinton, Cohasset, Douglas, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Grafton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Harvard, Hingham, Holden, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Kingston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Lunenburg, Marlborough, Marshfield, Maynard, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millis, Millville, Milton, Natick, Northborough, Northbridge, Norwell, Oxford, Paxton, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Sharon, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sterling, Stoughton, Stowe, Sudbury, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Wayland, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, Weymouth, Whitman, and Worcester.

Volunteer with Autumn Hospice

Autumn Hospice provides orientation and training for our volunteers as well as continuing education and ongoing support. Please contact us to learn more about Autumn Hospice and how to apply to our volunteer program.