title: Resuscitating and transforming hospice volunteer services.
abstract: This article is designed for hospice leaders and volunteers to explore creative ways to deal with the stagnancy that can occur in volunteer programs. Specific strategies, such as nurturing caregivers, transitioning into a gift-based program, and integrating spirituality and creativity into volunteer efforts, provide the focus of the article.
authors.affiliation: Hospice Services of Santa Barbara, California, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010327:Pastoral Care; D014838:Volunteers