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Who are SENIOR Companions?

Senior Companions are healthy older adults who help other adults live independently. Senior Companions provide support to family caregivers. They assist with grocery shopping and other daily tasks necessary to maintaining independence.

Without the help of Senior Companions, many older adults would not be able to continue living at home and would need more expensive, less personal care.

[image: two smiling senior women]

Can You Be Someone's SENIOR COMPANION?

Senior Companions:

• Are over 60 years of age;
• Can volunteer 20 hours a week;
• Have a limited income; and
• Love to help their neighbors.

Senior Companions become part of a team of caregivers. They alert doctors and family members to potential health problems. Senior Companions also provide short periods of relief to primary caregivers such as family members.

HELPING NEIGHBORS STAY INDEPENDENT

[image: two senior men reading together]

You Benefit.
As a Senior Companion, you'll receive

• Preservice and on-going training;
• An annual physical examination;
• Supplemental insurance;
• Help with meal and transportation costs;
• A small stipend for those who qualify; and
• The joy of helping others live on their own.

ThoseYou Help Benefit.
The individuals helped by Senior Companions receive:

• Assistance with important daily tasks;
• Encouragement to remain active;
• A helping hand to make sure they take their medicine;
• A watchful eye to notice when they need extra care; and
• A friendship that can last a lifetime.

You don't need medical or technical skills to be a Senior Companion. All you need to know is
how to be a friend.

Senior Companions offer adults contact with the world outside of their homes and make their lives less lonely. Along the way, Senior Companions find out that few things feel as good as knowing you're needed.

You have a neighbor who needs a helping hand.

Visit our web site at www.seniorcorps.org , or call us at 800-424-8867.

And look on the back of this brochure for information on your nearest Senior Companion Program.

[image: two men waling up stairs- "I make sure he's eating the right foods because I help him choose them." - Senior Companion, John Anthony]
[image: two women walking down a sidewalk- "My mother liver far away. Somebody's helping her out there. That makes me want to help somebody else's mother right here." - Senior Companion, Florence Gaither]
[image: a woman reading at another woman's bedside- "Taking care of Emma keeps me from falling into that senior citizen rut." - Senior Companion, Josephine DeHarrold]
[image: man sitting in a garden- "I've always felt I could get inside people and help them. I take each person as an individual and see how I can help them get better." - Senior Companion, Hercules Johnson]

GOOD DEEDS that help everyone

Senior Companions are a vital resource to their communities.

Just a small example of what Senior Companions did in one year:

• Helped over 75,000 adults remain independent in their homes;
• Served as the "eyes and ears" to identify necessary services for over 12,000 adults in need; and
• Provided rehabilitation, therapy and exercise to more than 8,000 adults with physical disabilities.

Become a Senior Companion today.

The National Senior Service Corps (Senior Corps) of the Corporation for National Service is the network of programs that helps adults aged 55 and older find volunteer opportunities to help strengthen their communities. The Senior Corps includes the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the Foster Grandparent Program and the Senior Companion Program.

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