Volunteers at the hospice

Healthcare volunteer: motivated by individual and humanitarian reasons, a healthcare volunteer provides psychological and somatic support free of charge at various levels of the healthcare system.

Lay volunteer, hospice assistant: after having completed voluntary training, a lay volunteer/hospice assistant goes on under the supervision/direction of professional staff to provide physical and spiritual support to patients and their families during the period of the illness and bereavement.

1. Care and help for the patient

• patient supervision
• reading to patients
• lending an ear, conversation, spiritual support
• washing, bathing, shaving
• helping patients to eat and drink
• changing beds
• taking patients for walks, dressing them
• administration

2. Helping the family

• psychological support during the period of the illness and bereavement
• easing the burden
• a personal presence, consoling family members