You can make a difference and it only takes a 15-minute phone call!
Feelings of loneliness can have health consequences among the elderly. This problem is prevalent among America’s older population and can have detrimental effects on mental, emotional, and physical health. AARP magazine stated that “almost 90 percent of Americans 65 or older plan to stay in their homes as they age.” It is our mission to assist these senior citizens—our family and neighbors—to remain in their homes.
The Telephone Assurance Program is designed to:
- provide security
- alleviate loneliness
- reduce isolation
- avoid victimization, and
- prevent premature entry into nursing homes.
To do this we must work as a community of volunteers helping our elderly neighbors.