Rice Hospice Volunteer Services

Rice Hospice volunteers are loving, caring and integral members of the hospice team. More than 240 strong, they provide emotional support, comfort and assistance to the hospice patient and family members.

Rice Hospice volunteers receive comprehensive training to provide a variety of services focused on companionship and support for the patient as well as respite care for the caregiver.

Hospice volunteers visit with patients and family members at home, in the hospital, in an assisted living facility, or in the nursing home, to discover ways in which he or she can help make things a little easier for everyone.

Rice Hospice volunteers and their pets who have graduated from Canine University also make Canine Care for the Journey visits to hospice patients and their families.