Buddy

Several elderly people live in Smeetsland who, due to increasing mental decline, are looking for someone who can offer personal attention in the form of a walk, read the newspaper together, play a game or listen to music and have a chat. Are you the one to look forward to? Then respond or drop by in Smeetsland so that we can look at and discuss your options together.

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Rotterdam

Hospitality & catering

Activity guidance

Buddy & company

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Several elderly people live in Smeetsland who, due to increasing mental decline, are looking for someone who can offer personal attention in the form of a walk, read the newspaper together, play a game or listen to music and have a chat.
Are you the one to look forward to?
Then respond or drop by in Smeetsland so that we can look at and discuss your options together.

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Time

Weekly from 2 to 4 hours

Location

Rotterdam

Specifics

Suitable for youth

Impact

For whom

Elderly

Impact area

Advocacy & charities

Social & wellbeing

About Sandra

I am an informal care coordinator at Aafje Smeetsland (with a focus on family, informal caregivers and volunteers). I have a lot of contact with family, informal caregivers and volunteers, offering them support and guidance, which is essential to tailor the right activities and daytime activities to the wishes and needs of our clients. I would like to tell our current and new volunteers that they make a difference in our healthcare organization, that they are looked forward to and counted on. I would like to give them the satisfaction they receive when they provide support with an activity, are a buddy, help with garden maintenance or just want to have a chat with that client who needs it so much. Affinity with our target groups, dementia, psychiatry and rehabilitation care is important, but I also offer guidance and support in this regard. Offering a listening ear, being patient, keeping agreements made and being able to interact with the target groups or being willing to learn is what we ask of volunteers. In return, the volunteers receive a lot of appreciation, understanding and satisfaction.

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