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volunteer - retirement homes
hey i was just wandering if anyone knows the retirement homes around here where one can volunteer, or if anyone knows another place one can volunteer on a regular basis.
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12-29-2010 at 11:33 AM
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Just go in and ask! My sister volunteered at my retirement home my mom works at, and it was just a matter of asking them if they would like some help.
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Have you tried the YMCA?
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I've been volunteering at Macassa Lodge on the mountain for about a year and a half now. It's a bit far from the campus, if you're interested in somewhere closer you could try Wentworth Lodge in Dundas or St. Joseph Villa.
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Just look at page 13 of this Hth Age 1BB3.PDF. It's for Aging and Society where people had to volunteer with seniors in the community. Just do a quick google search of each one of them and you'll get contact information and applications and such! Also, be sure to check out OSCAR, there's a ton of volunteer opportunities on there ( https://oscar.mcmaster.ca/mcauth/).
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I have volunteered in two retirement homes; not only is it really boring (unless you happen to have a few residents that enjoy shouting nonsense all day) and gross - the main and most depressing thing about those places is that if you have a good conversation with one of the elderly one day while playing checkers there is no guarantee that they will be there next week.
Happened to me 3 times in a month.
Also, dementia wards are absolutely depressing.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kendoon
I have volunteered in two retirement homes; not only is it really boring (unless you happen to have a few residents that enjoy shouting nonsense all day) and gross - the main and most depressing thing about those places is that if you have a good conversation with one of the elderly one day while playing checkers there is no guarantee that they will be there next week.
Happened to me 3 times in a month.
Also, dementia wards are absolutely depressing.
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12-29-2010 at 05:37 PM
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thanks for the info guys, i completely forgot about oscar, actually dont even know how to use it yet so this works out perfectly, anyways ill be sure to take your heed mcmasterr and see if i can find another place, the main reason i mentioned retirement homes was cus i hear there were a couple near mcmaster and other stuff seems to be a bit further off
thanks
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