Visitor - This role offers individual social opportunities and support for patients or residents. Regular visits from a friendly and compassionate volunteer can benefit the patient's well-being.

Encourage independence of patients whenever possible. Provide visits, companionship and activities tailored to the patient's interests. Provide mobility or wheelchair assistance to patients requiring mobility support; light arm support can be provided. Volunteers in this role may provide respite care and encourage family to take breaks; breaks can help to relieve a family's stress and restore their sense of well-being. Volunteers who are multi-lingual are encouraged to speak with patients in their preferred language if invited to do so. Activities could include games, hobbies, reading, listening to music, puzzles, watching sports, etc.

Visitation roles are quite flexible for scheduling, since patients and residents are here all hours of the day and all days of the week.  This makes visitation roles a good choice for those who are only available for volunteer in the evenings or on the weekends.