Hospice Volunteer Association

Hospice Volunteer Association "The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others." ~Mahatma Ghandi

The Hospice Volunteer Association (HVA) was formed to ensure that the spirit of hospice volunteerism will be preserved in perpetuity and not be dissolved by ever-increasing financial pressures on hospice organizations. In 1996 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded a two-year national research study of hospice volunteerism. The study conclusions reflect on the nature of the impact of these fina

ncial pressures on volunteer programs:

“Hospice leaders assert that maintaining a strong volunteer program requires a significant investment of human and other resources at a time of flat or declining revenues and increasing medical and pharmaceutical costs. While the responses indicate a broad commitment to volunteerism in the hospice industry, the researchers concluded cost concerns are likely to induce hospices to reduce future investments in volunteer programs unless their effects on patient outcomes are documented more accurately.”

Such pressures on volunteer programs are still very prevalent today. In an effort to keep the importance of hospice volunteerism in the forefront of the modern hospice movement, hospice volunteers and their managers are joining together as a unified voice through HVA. There is a growing interest in establishing Hospice and Palliative Care volunteer services around the world. Many parts of the world are just beginning to develop such services and HVA wishes to reach out to help other countries establish effective volunteer programs. To meet that end and create a unified international voice for hospice volunteerism, HVA is reaching out to embrace the worldwide hospice volunteer community. By striving to support and learn from each other, we can more efficiently improve the care of the dying and support of their families around the world.

California is among four states flagged as hospice fraud hotbeds in recent years, joined by Arizona, California and Texa...
01/17/2026

California is among four states flagged as hospice fraud hotbeds in recent years, joined by Arizona, California and Texas. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has also recently added Georgia and Ohio as areas seeing heightened instances of fraud, waste and abuse among newly licensed hospices.

Six republican U.S. House of Representatives congressmen have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of

10/01/2025

“I was scared to walk through the door…”

Volunteering in hospice can feel intimidating at first. But what starts as nervousness often turns into something beautiful—moments of connection, gratitude, and unexpected joy.

Every small act of presence can light up someone’s world… and yours too. 🌟

Watch how one volunteer’s journey proves that giving comfort also fills the heart.

06/14/2023

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is prioritizing hospice as the agency cracks down on health care fraud. Increased reimbursement oversight could be on

10/14/2022

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