Senior volunteering
Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to your community, make a positive impact and get involved, learn new skills and meet new people.
The biggest benefit of volunteering as a senior is the opportunity to stay active and engaged. Giving you a sense of purpose and fulfilment, combating loneliness and social isolation.
Check out the list below for different types of volunteering opportunities in the UK:
Retail
Charity shops are essential to the community, providing a valuable service to those in need while raising funds for worthy causes.
However, these shops would not be able to operate without the help of dedicated volunteers who donate their time and energy. As a volunteer, you can get involved in various tasks, such as sorting donations, pricing items, arranging displays and assisting customers with their purchases. Find your nearest store and enquire about volunteer opportunities.
Grandmentors
Impact the next generation, for volunteers aged 50 or over, help young people leave care, provide support, challenge and empower mentees to shape their future. No special skills or qualifications are needed and training is provided.
Cuddle Scheme
Contact your nearest premature baby unit to offer your time as a volunteer cuddler. Research has shown the positive impact of human touch on premature babies. Where parents cannot be present or require a break, volunteer cuddlers can step in and provide comfort and care by holding and soothing the babies. Play a vital role in giving the nurturing support these vulnerable infants need during their stay in the hospital.
Keep it clean
Take action to keep your community clean, get involved with your local litter-picking group, help reduce pollution and enhance the appearance of public spaces. Whether it’s picking up rubbish along the roadside or cleaning a park or beach, every effort counts to preserve the natural beauty of your area.
Food food food
Dedicate some time to help transport food, and organise packages in the warehouse to ensure those struggling to make ends meet during the cost of living crisis have access to the basic necessities of food.
Green-fingered
Get involved and share your love of horticulture by volunteering with the National Trust. Contribute to the conservation of the UK’s natural and cultural heritage. From assisting with guided walks, planting and pruning, clearing woodland, and maintaining pathways and fencing. Across the countryside and coast with the national trust.
Volunteering can also be done from the comfort of your home, or you could join your local knitter’s club to participate in charitable projects.
Simba provides memory boxes to bereaved parents, help knit or crochet teddies or blankets for rainbow babies. A cherished gift that the parent can hold on to. Click here and download the knitting and crochet patterns.
Foster cats in care – need knitted mouse toys and blankets.
Regardless of the type of volunteering its important to find something that you’re passionate about and fits with your interests and abilities. Volunteering should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. There is plenty of ways to connect to your local community and make a positive impact. So why not try it and see how volunteering can enrich your life and the lives of those around you.
Don’t be concerned or worry about volunteering outside, consider getting a LifeLine365 Personal Alarm with GPS tracking and fall detection technology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Not quite sure if this is the product for you? Full of questions? Perhaps, we can put your mind at rest with our answers below.
- GPS Smart Tracker SOS Personal Alarm
- Lanyard
- Wrist Strap
- Charging station
- USB cable
- Three pin plug
- Instruction manual
The SOS Personal is discreet and lightweight – weight 35 grams. It can be worn as a pendant or with a wrist strap.
The Lifeline Personal Alarm waterproof level is IPX5. It can be worn in the shower or the rain, suitable for use in high-risk areas such as the bathroom. It is not to be submerged directly into water by either taking a bath or swimming.
The Lifeline Personal Alarm uses mobile phone networks to ensure your always connected. The device is ready to use straight from the box. A landline or internet connection is not required.
The Lifeline Personal Alarm has a lithium battery which is rechargeable and cannot be overcharged. A full battery will operate up to 48-72 hours (2-3 days) depending on usage. Our recommendation is to charge the Lifeline Personal Alarm as part of your daily routine, eliminating the risk of the battery becoming flat.
The Lifeline Personal Alarm has a multi-network SIM card which attaches to the strongest available network, unlike a mobile phone that only operates off a single network provider. With the multi-network SIM, you have the added security knowing that if one network is down or an outage occurs, the multi-network SIM automatically connects to the next available network. The Lifeline Personal Alarm also features a microphone and speaker, enabling you to always speak and listen directly through the device, whilst at home, in the garden or when “out and about”.
24-hour Monitoring Service
24-hour Monitoring Service enables the Lifeline Personal Alarm to be used anywhere in the UK and EU countries, always providing you with reassurance when travelling or on holiday.
Family and Friends Monitoring
Family and Friends Monitoring provides cover anywhere in the UK (EU countries not included).
- Ensure the charging station is plugged into the mains electric.
- Insert the Lifeline Personal Alarm into the charging station, ensuring you hear it CLICK into place, vibrate and a red LED light appears on the front of the charging station.
- Charge the Lifeline Personal Alarm daily.
From a flat battery the charging time is approximately 4 to 5 hours. It’s recommended that charging is carried out overnight by your bedside, kept within easy reach should an emergency arise.
If the Lifeline Personal Alarm has not been worn daily and has remained in the charging station for 24 hours or more, it MUST be removed from the charging station and re-inserted ensuring you hear it CLICK, vibrate and the red LED light appears on the charging station, for the device to regain a full battery.
NB, when the Lifeline Personal Alarm is fully charged, the red LED light will disappear on the charging station and charging ceases. The SOS Pendant Alarm will now use the charge held in the device and the battery will slowly drain over time, even whilst sat in the charging station. The Lifeline Personal Alarm is unable to automatically re-start the process of charging when the battery is low or empty, when sat in the charging station. It requires the user to remove the device from the charging station and re-insert to start the charging process to obtain a full battery.
The blue and green lights will flash intermittently indicating the Lifeline Personal Alarm is connected to the mobile network and has battery life.
The blue light flashing every second indicates the battery is below 20% and needs charging by inserting into the charging station. While the device is charging, the blue light will remain solid (not flashing).
Yes, the Lifeline Personal Alarm meets the European standards and will not affect your pacemaker working.
The Lifeline Personal Alarm is designed to wear around the neck with the lanyard cord or by inserting into the wrist strap, whichever you feel most comfortable with.
To ensure your safety and security at all times, it’s recommended you wear the Lifeline Personal Alarm throughout the day. This protects you at home, when showering or “out and about”.
Wear the Personal Alarm from the moment you wake up until the time you retire to bed. By charging the Lifeline Personal Alarm next to your bedside, keeps it within easy reach should you need assistance during the night.
If you accidently trigger a false alert on your Lifeline Personal Alarm, a notification is automatically sent to either of the below services.
24-hour Monitoring Service
The 24-hour Monitoring Centre will contact you via the Lifeline Personal Alarm to check your wellbeing and requirement for assistance. Advise them it was a false alarm and continue to wear your Lifeline Personal Alarm.
Family and Friends Monitoring
All 3 chosen Emergency Contacts will receive an SMS text message alerting them to your need of assistance with a link of your current GPS location. Emergency Contact 1 will receive a telephone call from your SOS Pendant Alarm, allowing you to speak through the device directly with them. Should Emergency Contact 1 not answer it will automatically call Emergency Contact 2 and repeat to Emergency Contact 3.
Advise them it was a false alarm.
What Our Customers Have to Say About Our Service
Customer feedback is very important to us! Check out our independently verified reviews below.
“I feel more secure in my house because I have a lot of steps, and there’s always the chance of a fall.
The alarm is straightforward to charge. When testing, it zips straight through to the emergency centre.”
“Since having the Pendant Alert for the past five weeks, I have not had to use its emergency features. Still, it has provided both my family and me with reassurance anticipating its alert response to cope with any emergency or fall that may happen in the future.”
“It goes with me wherever I go, it’s nice to know I could get help should I need it as I have no living relatives. I worry about falling and being able to get up especially when in the shower. I do find the strap a bit too long and have set the alarm off accidentally by knocking it. It’s easy to use and I put it on charge every evening.”
“The Pendant has given me more confidence in living alone. It’s easy to use. I charge it daily to ensure the battery is full should I need to use it.”
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