Outpatient hospice service

Our employees are qualified volunteer hospice companions and volunteer grief counselors. Upon request, we can also arrange contact with bereavement groups.

Our full-time experienced coordinators manage the hospice service.

Our counseling center provides information and advice on support and care for seriously ill, dying people and their families.

We work with all parties involved in the care for the benefit of the patients and families concerned and arrange support services in addition to outpatient hospice care.

As part of SAPV (specialized outpatient palliative care), we cooperate with regional palliative networks. 

We are member: 

• in the senior citizens' council of the city of Mannheim
• at the round table hospice in Mannheim
• at the Rhine-Neckar Hospice Working Group and
• in the Hospice and Palliative Association Baden-Württemberg

Preparatory course for volunteers in hospice work:

The hospice movement has always been based on civic commitment. Volunteers give seriously ill and dying people and their families time, attention and a sympathetic ear. They support those affected to talk about their situation and to go their own way of saying goodbye.
In order to be able to be helpful in this way, with a human touch and "reflected closeness," people who want to volunteer in hospice work go through a preparatory course beforehand.

The German Hospice and Palliative Association (DHPV) has published quality guidelines for this. Our qualification is based on these guidelines.

The preparation course extends over half a year in 5 modules, with a total of 100 hours on weekends. We usually offer it once a year.

Goals of the qualified preparation

The central goal is the development of a "hospice attitude": it includes unconditional respect for the dignity and self-determination of seriously ill and dying people. Dying is recognized as a part of life that takes its individual time and is neither accelerated nor delayed. The companions bring empathy and appreciation, as well as the willingness to reflect on themselves and to develop personally. Here, the group plays an essential role as a learning and mutually supportive community.

Contents of the preparation course

• Confrontation with own biographical experiences
• Contact design and communication
• Dealing with seriously ill and dying people and their relatives
• Mourning
• Concept of "helping
• Spirituality and religiosity
• The hospice concept, hospice and palliative facilities
• Ethical and legal aspects at the end of life
• Internship incl. professional supervision and evaluation
• Further training topics, e.g. selected clinical pictures, funeral services, simple nursing handouts

The next orientation seminar will take place on June 7 and 8, 2024.
If you are interested, we cordially invite you to contact us to arrange an introductory meeting. The contribution towards expenses is 20 euros.