What volunteer activities are there to care for the elderly?

"A sense of security for the elderly" is an important symbol of social civilization and progress. Pay attention to vulnerable groups, care for empty nesters, and help the needy elderly spend their old age happily. Give more care to the lonely left-behind elderly around you, so that the "empty nest" of the elderly is not "hollow". On June 14, I went to Lingxi Natural Village, Tang Zhong Village, Aojiang Town to celebrate Grandpa Chen's birthday. "Caring for empty nesters and making empty nesters empty" is a long-term volunteer activity plan of our volunteer club, and Grandpa Chen is one of the people who need help in this activity. Grandpa Chen is eighty years old this year. He has no wife and children. When he was young, Grandpa Chen's brother gave him one of his sons as a son, hoping that Grandpa Chen would have a support when he was old. However, fate is so good at playing tricks on people. In another accident, Grandpa Chen's son had a seizure and fell into the ravine behind his home, leaving unfortunately. From then on, Grandpa Chen lived alone. Whenever he talks about it in front of us, tears can't help falling. At nine o'clock in the morning, the volunteers arrived at Grandpa Chen's home on time, which filled the originally deserted and lonely home with laughter. This time, I prepared rich dishes, fruits and cakes for Grandpa Chen. As usual, the volunteers cleaned Grandpa Chen's room. Some volunteers clean up their dirty clothes and take them to the stream to wash them. Several of them had a heart-to-heart talk with grandpa, and some people were busy preparing dishes for today's birthday in the kitchen. About an hour later, a sumptuous meal was prepared, and we ordered grandpa's special birthday cake. "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you ..." Grandpa Chen's eyes were moist. He told us that it was his first birthday, singing birthday songs and blowing out candles. No one has ever celebrated his birthday, he said in a trembling voice. Volunteers sang birthday songs to him in Chinese and English for fear that Grandpa wouldn't understand. Volunteers also sang a birthday song to Grandpa in the local dialect. In the candlelight of his birthday, Grandpa Chen's smile is particularly bright and happy.

Social emotional support

Everyone needs to establish contact with others and gain a sense of existence and value from the relationship. Retired people have lost their job roles and need the interaction and support of close family and friends.

As the family members of retirees, they should spend more time chatting, walking and eating with their families to improve each other's happiness.

As a retired person, make an appointment with old friends, often exchange and chat, and maintain closer and more satisfactory social relations.

Participate in interpersonal activities

What activities are there to improve the happiness of the elderly?

1, productive activities. For example, making handmade products, or re-employment.

2. Volunteer activities. There are many volunteer activities in the community, which need people who really have time and responsibility to take charge. Such as traffic coordinator, garbage sorting supervisor and so on.

3. Hobbies. With a lot of time after retirement, I can regain my hobbies and find people with similar interests, which greatly improves my self-satisfaction. Such as dancing, painting, calligraphy, reading and so on.

4. Exercise. Many people in the morning exercise team are retirees. They pay more attention to their health. In the process of physical exercise, they make more new friends and expand their social scope, which has an excellent influence on both body and mind.

My parents are Tai Ji Chuan fans, and they fight several sets of boxing every morning and evening. Boxing friends often get together, travel and participate in local competitions, and their lives are very rich. They think retirement is the golden age of life.

Provide social resources suitable for the elderly

What I mentioned earlier is the changes made by the elderly at the individual level to adapt to retirement. This item is social and should provide a better living environment and social resources for the elderly.

China has entered an aging society, and the elderly population is increasing year by year, so many corresponding social activities have been carried out in the society. For example, universities for the elderly, mass art galleries, cultural palaces and other places have group activities and learning programs for the elderly. I hope that there will be more and better policies to evaluate the psychological needs of the elderly and care for them in a targeted manner in the future.

Paying attention to the quality of life, quality of life, community service and mental health of the elderly is a sign of social civilization and is also related to everyone's vital interests. If nothing happens, everyone will live to be old. Paying attention to the physical and mental health of the elderly means paying attention to our own happiness. At the same time, the happy life of the elderly also contributes to the harmonious and stable development of society. May everyone have a happy and complete old age.