Home visits for companionship, respite time for family/caregiver, light housework, meal prep, errands
To ensure that patient care and administrative volunteers are equipped to be a member of a team that works with patients who are dying and their families, HPCMV requires that they complete extensive orientation and training, as well as agree to a routine background check. It is important that these volunteers are informed about the history of hospice and specifically the ways in which HPCMV serves the Martha's Vineyard community.