Ohio’s Hospice is grateful for the volunteers who make a difference in the lives of its patients and families. Volunteers are truly the heart of hospice care. They play a vital role as members of the hospice care team, bringing a wide diversity of skills, cultural backgrounds and beliefs. 

Ohio’s Hospice offers volunteer programs to provide services and support programs that assist patients and families beyond medical care as part of the care team.  

Volunteers can choose to provide direct patient care or indirect support for the mission of Ohio’s Hospice. Direct care volunteers visit patients wherever they call home to provide companionship and respite for caregivers, transportation to appointments, run errands, and deliver supplies. Indirect care volunteers assist with general office duties, participate in fundraising and community education, and assist with building and grounds maintenance tasks.  

The following volunteer opportunities are available at Ohio’s Hospice locations throughout the state of Ohio.

Community Care Hospice in Wilmington, Ohio
Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County in Washington Court House, Ohio

• Volunteers who will sit with patients
• Licensed barbers and hair stylists
• Certified animal-assisted therapy teams
• Musicians
• Veteran volunteers  

For more information, please call Jodi Howard at 937.382.5400 or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice in Springfield, Ohio

• Friendly visitors in home and in facilities
• Certified animal-assisted therapy teams
• Licensed hair stylists and barbers
• Pathways of Hope outreach caller
• Veterans who will recognize our Veteran patients with a recognition ceremony to honor the patient for his/her military service
• Veterans who will provide a friendly visit to our Veteran patients

For more information, please call Tami Clark at 937.751.0883 or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice in Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio

• Friendly visitors in home who will stay with a patient for a few hours so family members can get some rest or run errands
• Friendly visitors in facilities to provide companionship  
• Certified animal-assisted therapy teams  
• Veterans who will recognize our Veteran patients with a recognition ceremony to honor the patient for his/her military service
• Veterans who will provide a friendly visit to our Veteran patients

For more information, please call Maureen Swarts at 937.256.9507, ext. 1161, or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice Lifecare in Wooster, Ohio

• Volunteers who can share music with patients
• Friendly visitors who can provide companionship for patients who are lonely
• Volunteers who can provide spiritual support
• Volunteers who can stay with a patient for a few hours so family members can get some rest or run errands
• Volunteers who can provide clinical support, support of patients’ families, and administrative support
• Licensed hair stylists
• Chaplains
• Certified animal-assisted therapy teams

For more information, please call Elisa Stoyle at 330.264.4899 or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice Loving Care in Marysville, Ohio

• Volunteers who help patient caregivers
• Crafters who can sew simple projects or items
• Musicians who can bring the joy of music to patients and families

For more information, please call Annetta Dellinger at 937.644.1928 or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties in Franklin, Ohio

• Friendly visitors in homes who will stay with a patient for a few hours so family members can get some rest or run errands
• Friendly visitors in facilities to provide companionship
• Licensed hairstylists
• Certified animal-assisted therapy teams
• Veterans who will recognize our Veteran patients with a recognition ceremony to honor the patient for his/her military service
• Veterans who will provide a friendly visit to our Veteran patients

For more information, please call Maureen Swarts at 937.256.9507, ext. 1161, or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio in Newark, Ohio
Ohio’s Hospice of Morrow County in Mt. Gilead, Ohio

• Volunteers who can give caregivers time for themselves
• Volunteers who can help ease someone’s loneliness
• Musicians who can bring the joy of music to patients and families
• Volunteers who can help children cope with loss
• Volunteers who can help keep offices running smoothly
• Volunteers who can help expand the organization’s circle of friends and donors

For more information, please visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio

• Friendly visitors in homes who will stay with a patient for a few hours so family members can get some rest or run errands    
• Friendly visitors in facilities to provide companionship
• Licensed hairstylists
• Certified animal-assisted therapy teams
• Veterans who will recognize our Veteran patients with a recognition ceremony to honor the patient for his/her military service
• Veterans who will provide a friendly visit to our Veteran patients
• Supply helpers (various locations available)

For more information, please call Maureen Swarts at 937.256.9507, ext. 1161, or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County, Troy, Ohio

• Friendly visitors in homes who will stay with a patient for a few hours so family members can get some rest or run errands Licensed barbers or hair stylists
• Volunteers from the Shelby County area
• Veteran volunteers who will recognize our patients who have served in the military

For more information, please call Beth Shrake at 937.573.2115 or visit: www.OhiosHospice.org/Volunteer

Ohio’s Hospice is a partnership of mission-driven, not-for-profit hospices in Ohio committed to a shared vision of strengthening and preserving community-based hospices. Members of Ohio’s Hospice share the values of serving each patient in an atmosphere of hospitality, respect and caring; attending to the social, physical and spiritual needs of each person we are privileged to serve; preserving and enhancing patient dignity; celebrating the life of each individual we serve; and reducing unnecessary suffering in the communities we serve.

Affiliates of Ohio’s Hospice include: Community Care Hospice, Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice, Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes, Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, Ohio’s Hospice Loving Care, Ohio’s Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties, Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio, Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County, Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County, and Ohio’s Hospice of Morrow County.