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    Posted: 26 August 2010 at 7:54pm
Does anyone do volunteer work at a rest home? I've always thought I wouldn't mind doing something like this and go and visit someone who doesn't have any family nearby (or who have family who don't visit them) and just go and chat to them once a week or play cards or read to them etc etc.
Even someone who doesn't have grandkids or something and I could take DD with me.

Would love to hear of anyone else who does this.

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Im not a volenteer but when i visit my nana in the resthome she always drags DD & I around to visit all her friends, they all love Taylah. Sometimes we can be visiting for over an hour.

I think its a great idea. You will find old people love babies.

Maybe just go into a main lounge room to begin with & see how you like it, then talk to a nurse about going around individual rooms.
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I have thought of doing this too! Old people love company as sometimes, sadly, family don't visit, or not as much as they'd like!

I guess ring a few homes and see what their policies are?
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You could ring your local volunteer centre and see if they have anything like that that they could connect you with, or just ring a rest home.
Hopice and palliative care services have volunteer programmes too where u can visit a person in their home for company, or go to the hospice day centre.

I do meals on meals once a month. DD loves doing that with me. We pick the meals up from the hospital, and deliver to about 8 people. Takes abour 40 mins.

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I am a buddie for and IHC person and my kids get to be involved also. My friend is 19 and loves the girls and they love her...maybe it's another option to look into???
My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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i used to do this - contact Age Concern - they have an accredited visitor programme and will hook you up with someone nearby that sounds like a good fit. I used to joke it was 'adopt a nanna'
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That's a great idea! I've often considered it as I really want my girls to learn about volunteer work in the community. We live right next door to a rest home and I haven't approached them yet (we've been here 4 years)...our dog used to bark at the nanna's and papa's when they did their exercises/walks so I'm too embarrassed to go..although now she only barks at the ones she "doesn't know"..go figure.
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