Volunteer With RCW Volunteers To Support Long Term Care Residents
Why does RCW need volunteers?
We all have grandparents, parents, sisters and brothers, uncles and aunts and friends that are living in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family homes and veteran homes. Over the next five to ten years there will be 80,000,000 people over the age of sixty-five with 70% needing healthcare services. There are certain realities we must all face, long term care facilities will not be able to care for our loved ones as we think they should, we must all share in that responsibility.
The Resident Councils of Washington (RCW) is a not for profit corporation, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c)3. RCW is looking for volunteer ombudsman, activity directors, retired seniors, students and family members to assist RCW in supporting long term care residents.
Volunteers will work with long term care residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. RCW will provide training however, volunteers must be willing to commit to a minimum of 4 hours per month.
RCW has a broad range of programs that would benefit from volunteers with skills, interest and/or experience in any of the following categories:
Marketing, writing, photography, PowerPoint presentations Example: We are looking for volunteer who loves to write, who likes to interview residents or a person with a skill to put our writing into a PowerPoint presentation.
Facilitators, logistic organizers for resident conferences Example: We are looking for committee members to help plan and facilitate our resident meetings. Jobs range from helping with registration to leading small groups, to meeting and greeting residents.
Calling Residents and Long term care facilities Example 1: We are looking for volunteers who enjoys phone conversation and is willing to call residents simply to remind them of meetings and other appointments. Example 2: Volunteers to call on facilities to introduce our products and services, as well to solicit donations and/or facility memberships.
Buddies/ Friends for our resident board and committee Example: We are looking for volunteers that could partner up with our board or committee members, to make sure they are prepared for meetings, have transportation arranged or help specific needs like telephone or letter writing help.
RCW resident education programs Example: We are looking for those who could meet and greet social workers or activity personnel, set up registration, coffee and room arrangement for the instructors, sit in on workshops as time keepers and problem solvers.
Annual luncheon Example: We are looking for committee members interested in planning and developing our annual luncheon for residents from finding the site, to decorating and publicizing for the event.
Fund Development and planning Example: RCW works with residents to sell candy bars; we need a coordinator to find the homes who would like to sell, coordinate monthly facility sales.
Long term care legislation Example: We are looking for those who are committed to positive change for our residents, who would like to represent them at Senior Lobby, or lobby for them or perhaps attending legislative meetings is good enough offering publicity and clerical skills.
Annual Auctions Example: We are looking for people to help procure items and be involved with the actual night of the auction from greeting to registering to helping with the live and silent auction logistics.
Public speaking Example: RCW is asked by long term care facilities to help with the development of their resident councils. Our residents need buddies that can go with them to educate other residents. Example 2: RCW needs volunteers interested in speaking on the behalf of the Resident Councils of Washington at local Rotaries, Kiwanis groups, the Chamber of Commerce, business lunches and for other civic groups.
Policy representative and liaisons Example: RCW has the opportunity to change policy and represent the residents at consumer forums that the Department of Social and Health Services organizers. We are looking for representatives that understand needs and voice concerns of residents.
If you would like to volunteer your time for worthy cause, please provide us your contact information below. In the comments area below tell us why you would like to become a RCW volunteer and what you would like to do. All information will be held in the strictness of confidents.
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