Eastleigh
Visiting Scheme is a free, confidential visiting scheme for older and
isolated people living in the borough of Eastleigh. The service is provided
by volunteers and operated by Eastleigh Volunteer Bureau. TimeBank, the
national volunteering charity, has funded the scheme for its first year.
Referrals
to the Visiting Scheme can be made by Health Service or Social Services
professionals, or through local community, care or social groups. Referral
forms are available from the Volunteer Bureau.
The
role of the volunteer is to visit a client at home for up to two hours a
week by mutual arrangement, to chat informally and discuss any issues or
concerns that the client may have. Volunteers are not able to drive clients,
take them out, or do jobs around the house or garden.
Volunteers
are matched with a client for an initial eight-week period, so the
commitment is not unending. Training, supervision and support is provided;
expenses are paid, and Criminal Record Bureau checks are undertaken.
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