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Volunteer to help the elderly

November 19, 2015 by Senior Care Leave a Comment

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The local community benefits when its residents give to others. Those residents make their community a better place to work and live, especially when helping older adults. Here are several reasons people over 65 years of age need your help:

  • Almost half of older women (45%) age 75+ live alone. Source
  • About 28% (12.1 million) of noninstitutionalized older persons live alone (8.4 million women, 3.7 million men). Source
  • More than one in five (21%) Americans age 65 and older do not drive. Source Non-drivers have a decreased ability to participate in the community and the economy. Source
  • Hunger threatens over 9 million older adults. Source
  • 1 million homebound seniors are malnourished. Source
  • The high suicide rates of the elderly. Source
  • 87% of Americans receiving long-term care at home get care from unpaid family and friends. Source

Read more about how to volunteer to help the elderly here.

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