You can make a difference...

Many elderly Australians in aged care homes are socially isolated from the community. QCCN is looking for people with big hearts to visit these senior citizens and reconnect them with the community. It only takes an hour a fortnight and all you have to do is be a friend.

Residents enjoy the social visits of our volunteers. You will be matched one-on-one with a resident who has been identified as socially isolated, or at risk of becoming so. Volunteers enjoy a coffee and chat, or perhaps a board game with their new friend, and through ongoing visits create a wonderful new friendship for someone in need.

This female resident in need of additional social outreach is 96 years old. She is diagnosed with dementia. She enjoys having a conversation one-on-one with someone. She also likes to stay to her creative side and enjoys activities such as painting, drawing and art. She likes to keep busy! She does experience short term memory loss. It is preferable that volunteers are able to visit this resident in the afternoons.

If you are interested in making a difference in the life of someone living in residential care, register your interest now!