http://www.a-g-e.co.uk/how-do-i-start-building-my-references-working-with-the-elderly/ Enjoy A-G-E as time goes by Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.a-g-e.co.uk/how-do-i-start-building-my-references-working-with-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-542 binni_joy Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:57:30 +0000 http://www.a-g-e.co.uk/how-do-i-start-building-my-references-working-with-the-elderly/#comment-542 I work as a diversional therapist (i think they're called recreation therapist in the us) in an aged care facility in australia. we're always looking for volunteers. diversional therapists co-ordinate the leisure in a facility - eg. facilitate the bowls or the craft or the cooking or the bingo as well as co-ordinate volunteers and provide one on one therapies eg massage etc. maybe if you had a couple of free hours once a week or fortnight or so, you could ring a local nursing home and ask to speak to the activities co-ordinator? they'd be only too happy to recruit a new volunteer, i'm sure. and you could take the kids too. old people love kids. I work as a diversional therapist (i think they’re called recreation therapist in the us) in an aged care facility in australia. we’re always looking for volunteers. diversional therapists co-ordinate the leisure in a facility – eg. facilitate the bowls or the craft or the cooking or the bingo as well as co-ordinate volunteers and provide one on one therapies eg massage etc. maybe if you had a couple of free hours once a week or fortnight or so, you could ring a local nursing home and ask to speak to the activities co-ordinator? they’d be only too happy to recruit a new volunteer, i’m sure. and you could take the kids too. old people love kids.

]]> http://www.a-g-e.co.uk/how-do-i-start-building-my-references-working-with-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-541 rae Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:16:35 +0000 http://www.a-g-e.co.uk/how-do-i-start-building-my-references-working-with-the-elderly/#comment-541 Nursing homes will help you get a cna license. That will also help you to become more marketable. I got many referrals through my church. Nursing homes will help you get a cna license. That will also help you to become more marketable. I got many referrals through my church.

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