How can I volunteer and talk to elderly?

You could go to centers for the elderly. Give cards just showing you thought of them. Just a smile.

Its easy, most retirement and nursing homes actively seek visitors for their residents. This is because while staff do often care deeply for their residents, time constraints often prevent them from being able to engage on a personal level. This engagement is critical for the elderly as it helps to keep their minds active and keep them happy. I have never actually volunteered with the elderly, but when i was a child my mother worked in a retirement home and I was allowed to go to work with her. it was a wonderful experience, like having a hundred grandmas and grandpas all sharing a collective thousands of years of life experiences with me!

See if you have any grandparents who would be willing to let their friends contact you? Speaking to the elderly is a great way to earn volunteer satisfaction and gain knowledge only available through the elderly!

There are many places to volunteer and google is a great reference to find them search this ion google and I am sure you will find something to allow you to do so

Age can bring its own problems, including reduced mobility owing to ill health or frailty – this means that older people easily become isolated and trapped in their own homes, so volunteers visit them to ensure that they stay in touch with the rest of the community. Many care facilities welcome visits from volunteers, especially to those residents who no longer have family members who visit them. This kind of volunteering is normally more structure than home visits, and may include working as a team that organises musical or art activities or performing such tasks as reading aloud, helping with hobbies or just walking around the garden with an older person who has balance or mobility issues.

I don't know. But you can start with your family. You can volunteer at nursing homes. You can offer assistance to someone in public that looks like they need some help....

You can volunteer at adult care homes in your local area and take care of them. They will train you properly

find a local elders home and ask if you can volunteer to help out with them

You can volunteer at retirement homes and other assisted living centers. Leading exercise classes, leading outings, or just hanging out with the residents are ways to volunteer and talk to them. :)

The best way to go about that is to go to your local nursing home and speak to the activities coordinator. They can provide you with the information you need.

There are online volunteer sites for contacting the elderly. If you have nursing homes near you, you can also contact them and ask if you could volunteer for them.

Go to the senior center or to a nursing home and volunteer. I'm sure they will be more than happy to allow you to volunteer there.

go down to the citizens nursing home and ask to volunteer and to help clean or cook or wash or play games and have fun

Respect them. Listen to them patiently. Show empathy. Show interest in listening to them. Let them know that you are really listening to them

find the nearest elderly home near you and ask to volunteer there! get to know the people there, get close to them and listen to their stories

Go to your local hospice house and talk to the receptionist at the front desk about volunteering to accompany the elderly, I'm sure they'd love and appreciate it!

Spending time at local group homes and teaching skills you're good at. Things like art and crafts, light physical exercise and similar kinds of activities.

Do you have a local elderly home near you? Maybe ask there if there are any opportunities for you to volunteer. Or, if you don't know of any elderly homes, maybe ask a counselor at your school for volunteering ideas. Tell them that you are really interested in talking with elderly people and I think they'll have some idea of where you might be able to do that. I also think it's really great that you want to volunteer! Volunteering helps both you and your community. And, helping the elderly is a great way to do it! :)

It's really easy to go visit a nursing home and speak to the residents. There are some really good opportunities there to pull from someone's else's past and listen to them chat about their youth and the way things were when they were growing up. I enjoy speaking to the residents at my Grandmother's nursing home when I visit her.

You can find numerous elderly homes near you if you look up online in which you can volunteer to work at and spend time with them.

Call local Retirement homes and ask about Volunteer options. If they dont have any- leave your name and number and ask them if they want help setting up future events or anything else to call you. Most allow visitors who are respectful so just be polite and call first so you know their policies before you walk in the door!

Find a nursing home or assisted living facility that needs volunteers. Make it clear upfront that you want a role where you can work with the residents and spend time with them face-to-face. Be committed, sincere, and kind!

There should be a nursing home in your area where you can ask to go volunteer at. Nursing homes can be accepting of volunteers

One way would be to ask to volunteer at care homes. They are often grateful for help as staff may not always be able to spend quality time with residents as much as they would like. Talking and activities are a big part in improving quality of life for the elderly and you don't need any qualifications or experience for that. The only thing you will likely be asked to do is a criminal record check.

Volunteering is the one of the best thing that one can experience once in the lifetime. One can volunteer to help the aging seniors and talk with them through the organization like mission humanitaire (http://www.mission-humanitaire-afrique.org), where you can also gain rich experience in humanity.

First of all, thank you for having a kind heart to help others! In my life experience, I started with my local nursing homes to see about volunteer programs. I went through their application process and read about things that elderly people face so that I could better relate to things they might be sad about or concerned about. Once I began to volunteer, I would take notice of pictures on their walls or in frames and ask about them. A lot of times they would have pictures of themselves when they were much much younger and they would love to talk about it. It would open up great conversations about wonderful things they experienced in their life. I still remember a lot of them and some of them were my personal heroes. It was very rewarding. I wish you the very best in your journey to volunteer and I hope that it brings you much joy as it did for me.

For anyone seeking out volunteer opportunities, I suggest checking out the Love For the Elderly website at https://lovefortheelderly.org/! They have a great letter writing campaign, which you can do from your own home. Also, don’t be afraid to contact the senior homes around your area. Most places are always looking for volunteers. You can even suggest an activity and lead it! If you feel like this is a big leap, you can start just by joining in the activities that they already have planned. Most places have a schedule and are open to having new people join in (of course check to make sure this is okay first)! I personally have loved going to my local senior homes are interacting with everyone! Talking to the elderly is a great experience and volunteer opportunity, as they are often an under appreciated and under valued part of society.