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16 Great Ways To Recruit Volunteers

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Isn’t it wonderful to see our nursing homes reopening their doors after COVID quarantines? I know many of you are also working to revitalize your volunteer programs. That’s why it seems like a good time to share this post I wrote a few years ago.

Many of you have other excellent volunteer recruitment strategies. Let’s help each other out by sharing those ideas in the comment section!

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3 Intriguing Ways To Improve The Lives Of Older Adults

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While researching topics for my blog, I’ve come across several fascinating programs meant to improve the lives of older adults. All come from other countries. Today I’ll share three of them with you.

Fureai Kippu

In 1995, Japan came out with a program called Fureai Kippu. Loosely translated, this means “caring relationship ticket”.

The system allows people to earn credits by helping elders in their community. Services involve an enormous variety of tasks, including grocery shopping, accompanying an elder to an appointment, or food preparation in the home.

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More Great Ways To Volunteer From Home

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I’m having so much fun with my at-home volunteer projects this month, and I’m sharing them with my readers for two reasons. First, you can do any of these projects with the residents of your senior living community. Second, I know many of you will enjoy doing these activities individually or as a family.

These are the organizations I’m supporting this month:

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Suicide In Older Adults: What You Need To Know

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The recent death of Naomi Judd shocked and saddened me. I enjoy her music, and Naomi’s career especially interested me because she, like me, was an RN.

As I thought about her suicide at age 76, I wondered how common suicide is among older adults. When I hear of a person taking their own life, I usually picture someone in their teens or twenties.

I learned that people over the age of 65 make up 12% of the U.S. population, but they account for about 18% of suicides. And did you know men aged 85 and above have the highest suicide rate in the country?

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Let’s Celebrate National Go Fishing Day

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Are you looking for fun summer activities for the residents in your senior living community? Then you’ll want to add National Go Fishing Day to your activity calendar for June 18.

I know your residents will enjoy these options:

Plan a fishing trip

Did you know there are organizations that can help you bring a group of residents on a fishing trip? The one I’m familiar with is called Let’s Go Fishing.

I know there are other organizations specifically geared toward hosting fishing trips for veterans. If you have experience with any of these groups, please share in the comments.

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