Nursing home friend
Red Cross Copenhagen is dedicated to helping those who need it the most and enriching the life within nursing homes and senior housing with a deeper meaning and a stronger sense of community.
Nursing home friends are volunteers conncted to nursing homes and senior residental areas. They contribute to the nursing home by being present and open.
Nursing home friends are matched with a nursing home or senior residental area. The volunteer will visit regularly, either every week or every other week. Alongside the staff and residents, nursing home friends come up with activities, such as playing cards, reading aloud, sharing a meal, going for a walk or something entirely different.
Nursing home friends receive an introductory course at Red Cross Copenhagen and become part of a knowledge-sharing environment with other nursing home volunteers.
At Red Cross Copenhagen we have been working with nursing homes for many years and participated in multiple activities. We bring these experiences together in the nursing home friends program, where we continue activities like our reminiscence groups ‘Tell for Life.’ We also train volunteers to lead reminiscence groups and conversations where people can share stories from their lives with others.
We currently do not accept English-speaking volunteers for this activity
Would you like more information?
Are you interested in getting a Nursing Home Friend connected to your nursing home and would you like more information? Send us an email at rkh.seniorsamarbejde@rodekors.dk
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