Community Visitor - Alexandra Hills
Wynnum Baptist Community Visitors Scheme t/as ACVVS WynnumProvide quality one on one time, once a fortnight, for the purpose of friendship and companionship to a lonely resident living in residential aged care.
Skills required: Listening, patience, talking, reading, take a short walk with resident, maybe hand massage, play a board game (not all of these), empathy, stroll in the garden with wheelchair. Take an interest in them.
Volunteer characteristics: Patience, flexibility, empathy, respect for the elderly, consideration of ageing conditions and awareness of loss of mobility, memory, sight, hearing or health. Commitment needed to fortnightly visits.
Skills gained: Empathy, listening skills, understanding of issues aged/frail are dealing with. Giving unconditionally to those who are losing the independence we enjoy.