Hospice Patient Support

YoloCares is a non-profit, community-based organization.  It was run by volunteers until becoming Medicare and Medi-Cal certified in 1995.  Since then, YoloCares has developed a highly trained interdisciplinary team including a physician, a nurse practitioner, an all-RN nursing staff, Masters-trained Social Workers, Spiritual Care Counselors, Certified Nursing Assistants, Bereavement Specialist, and a large base of volunteers specially trained in end of life care.  All these experts work together to develop an individualized care plan for each patient, focusing on the whole person and their family’s needs.

Patient Care Volunteers are a vital part of our Quintessential Care team. If you choose to be trained as a Patient Care Volunteer, your support of patients may include providing caregiver respite, reading to the patient, writing letters, or running errands. A big part of your effort is simply befriending the patient and/or their loved ones. Each patient’s circumstance is different and will have unique needs. You will be matched with patients based on both their needs and your preferences.

Provides companionship, caregiver relief, and other non-medical supportive services in compliance with Yolo Hospice’s policies and procedures and current Hospice standards.