Patient visitor - open-ended position in NWA

Our volunteer opportunities:

Patient visitor: Share your friendship with patients or family members at a nursing home or private home close to you. Volunteer Core training is required and provided. Patient visitors do not provide personal care to patients are a friendly visitor with great listening skills. Volunteers may read to patients, play board games, play soothing music. Social visit times are flexible, usually once a week per patient for a minimum of one hour and at a location near you. You can take on one or several patients depending on your availability.

Caregiver respite: Sit with the patient up to 4 hours to provide respite for the Caregiver. Volunteers do not provide personal care to patients but are a watchful eye over the patient while their Caregiver goes grocery shopping, has a Dr. appointment, etc. This may be a one time need or weekly depending on the caregivers needs.

Music Activities: Play soothing instruments to patients and families in care facilities.

Cosmetologist: Provide simple haircuts and nail care to hospice patients.

Pet Therapist: Share the love of your licensed therapy pet with hospice patients and family members.

Pet Peace of Mind: Help keep the patients beloved pet at their home by providing pet care at their home. E.g. Walking dogs, brushing, feeding, clean pet area.

Vet-to-Vet visits: Visit Veteran patients, Pinning of Veteran patients. Help with We Honor Veteran outreaches. For Veterans or Veteran experienced volunteers.

Administrative volunteer: Help with various administrative duties at our Elite Hospice office. e.g. Tuck-in phone calls, make patient and veteran packets, help with Bereavement mailers. This can be done individually or in a group setting.

Crafter: Sew, crochet, or knit a variety of needed crafts like adult bibs, lap blankets, shawls, slippers, etc. for patients and Veteran patients.

To apply please contact us at livia-nina.johndrow@lhcgroup.com or go directly to apply at

Become a Hospice Volunteer - LHC Group