Turn the Page on Loneliness! Visit an elderly client in your Community
Core
Provide companionship and friendship to an elderly client through weekly visits involving conversation and shared reading.
Role type
Social Volunteer (non-paid)
Builds
Personal connection and reduced social isolation for an individual client
Domain
Social Services / Elderly Care
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work (companionship)
Required skills
Empathy, active listening, patience, ability to converse about life experiences and books
Preferred skills
Interest in biographies, storytelling
Responsibilities
Visit client once a week for one hour, engage in friendly conversation, share stories, read biographies together
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