How to Volunteer for Senior Home Care in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio has several resources for seniors age 55 and older for home care services. The online directory Elder Options of San Antonio lists services for various senior care options, with featured links, a library and up-to-date information. The organizations this directory supports offer home care services where you can volunteer. Generally, in order to volunteer you must have patience and a desire to work with the elderly. In some cases, you may be trained. Some tasks require clerical skills and may involve providing transportation. Volunteering for some seniors may require you to be bilingual in a certain language.

Instructions

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  Volunteer to take seniors on walks

  Consult the Elder Options for San Antonio website. Go to the featured links of organizations which offer senior care. Visit these links for volunteer opportunities with organizations such as Meals for Wheels, a non-profit organization that provides nutritious meals to seniors and coordinates transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping and home repairs.

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  Providing seniors with companionship is a great elp

  Consult the national non-profit organization for volunteers, Volunteer Match. Specify "San Antonio" and "Seniors" as search criteria to come to the appropriate selections. These include places like the Family Service Association of San Antonio, where you can volunteer to help lonely seniors and provide companionship. You may also be asked if you can provide transportation to seniors for medical appointments and small errands.

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  Helping seniors with errands is appreciated

  Consult hospices such as Vitas, one of the leading national hospice services with services in San Antonio. Here there are non-medical volunteer opportunities to help seniors who are at home with a terminal illness. Volunteers are very important to hospices and help provide comfort to seniors and their families. In some cases, volunteers are trained to perform their services. Volunteers may also be asked to train other new volunteers.