• To telephone Befriendee’s at their home for around 10 -30 minutes. You will arrange the exact times of your future calls direct with the Befriendee’s. This could range from once a day to once a week, but individual needs will be matched with your availability (From 6 to 10 calls).
• To provide a telephone conversation, a listening ear and chat about interests and hobbies, helping to alleviate loneliness and feelings of isolation.
• To provide companionship and human interaction at a time when this may be limited.
• To provide an update after each call to the Together Talks support Team. This is so we can keep a track of the amount of befriending calls each volunteer is undertaking, the type of support being offered during these calls and if there is anything further required.
• It is important to note telephone befriending is not counselling or therapy and other services must be sought if this is required.
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Join our Dementia Carers for their weekly peer support group. In this group you will learn about the first hand experiences of people caring for someone living with dementia and find out more about local services and opportunities for support.
If you’d like to help to collate and share information relevant to people living with dementia and their carers then this could be the role for you!
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