Would you like to help? Senior Services
offers a variety of great volunteer
opportunities for seniors:
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Insurance Counselors help seniors file
or resolve Medicare, Medicaid and other
medical claims, as well as explore long-term
care insurance needs.
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Ombudsman Volunteers advocate for
older people receiving long-term care in
nursing homes and assisted living facilities,
and for those receiving care in the
community.
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Retired and Senior Volunteers (RSVP)
belong to an extensive network of seniors who
volunteer at non-profit organizations
throughout South Hampton Roads.
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Senior Companions are part of a
stipend-paid “friends-helping-friends”
program that partners senior volunteers with
adults who need companionship and a helping
hand.
We are also in need of volunteers who can
help with light clerical tasks at our
headquarters location or who can serve on a
senior-related task force or committee that
helps those in your own community.
For information on how you can volunteer your
time and services,
email, Millie Aven or call our Volunteer
Department at 757-461-9481.
Senior Services’ volunteer Insurance
Counselors provide advice on everything from
filing or resolving Medicare, Medicaid or
other medical claims to answering questions
about the Medicare Part D prescription drug
benefits. Our counselors are part of the
Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance
Program, or VICAP. If you have an interest in
helping others, you’d make a great addition
to our team! (Volunteers cannot be insurance
sales people, however.) Training is provided.
To learn more, call 757-222-4512.
If you care about those who live in
long-term care facilities, and are a
diplomatic and skilled communicator, we can
use your help. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program is staffed by volunteers who advocate
for older people receiving long-term care in
nursing homes and assisted living facilities,
and for those receiving care in the
community. Once they have completed the
three-day training session, volunteer
Ombudsmen are assigned to a specific
long-term care facility where they serve as
advocates, monitoring the quality of care
provided and ensuring that residents’ rights
are protected. Volunteers are expected to
contribute four hours per week, Monday
through Friday. Ongoing training and support
is provided.
Call 757-461-9481 ext. 114 to volunteer.
