Hospice volunteering can provide many benefits to the volunteer as well as to the hospice program. identification of these benefits, which may be characterized as being of the body, mind, and spirit, is helpful in the recruitment of new volunteers as well as in the retention of current ones. it is important for hospice programs to find ways to assist volunteers to attain these rewards.
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